Table 2.

Elements of leadership that could affect the performance of vaccination teams and services.

Qualities most often mentioned by field staff during focus groups were:

(1) Exercising authority:"leadership" authority, personality, charisma, ability "to keep on top of things"

(2) Managing teams: taking care to transmit and share information, listening, holding regular meetings, motivating staff, encouraging staff participation in decision-making

(3) Ability to create a good working environment

(4) Professionalism, voluntarism: able to analyze situations; volunteering; able to innovate and look for new solutions; undertaking new approaches; responding well to unanticipated situations; able to have his decisions recognized at the central and regional levels

(5) Diligence: being always present in the district

(6) Transparency in the management of resources