Table 5:

Best Practices and Opportunities for Improvement during the Switch

Best Practices during the Switch:

The most frequently mentioned best practice during the switch in general was the commitment of health-care workers (19/36)

Facilitators during the Planning Process:

• Staff training (11/36)

• Counting on PAHO technical support and documents (11/36)

• Commitment of healthcare workers (9/36)

• Involvement of healthcare workers and key national players (9/36)

• Political will (7/36)

Facilitators for the Implementation of the Switch:

• Commitment of healthcare workers (10/36)

• Monitoring and supervision activities (5/36)

• Staff training (4/36)

Facilitators for Switch Validation:

• Commitment/support of stakeholders involved in the validation process (12/36)

• External support (technical or financial) (10/36)

Things to Do Differently in the Future:

When asked what they would have done differently, countries replied that they:

• Would have started planning earlier (5/36)

• Would have done more supervision (5/36)

Abbreviation: PAHO, Pan American Health Organization.