Management training in global health education: a Health Innovation Fellowship training program to bring healthcare to low-income communities in Central America

Figures & data

Table 1. CAHI fellows’ demographics and project types.

		Fellowship year
		2014	2015	2016	Total
		Fellows	Fellows	Fellows	Fellows	%
Total		16	13	14	43	100
Country
	Guatemala	1	2	3	6	14.0
	Honduras	1	2	2	5	11.6
	El Salvador	2	1	1	4	9.3
	Nicaragua	5	1	2	8	18.6
	Costa Rica	6	5	5	16	37.2
	Panamá	1	2	1	4	9.3
Gender
	Male	11	5	6	22	51.2
	Female	5	8	8	21	48.8
Age group
	21–30 years	6	1	3	10	23.3
	31–40 years	4	7	4	15	34.9
	41–50 years	6	3	5	14	32.6
	51–60 years	0	1	2	3	7.0
	More than 60 years	0	1	0	1	2.3
Education background
	Undergraduate	3	5	2	10	23.3
	Postgraduate	13	8	12	33	76.7
	Fellowship year
	2014	2015	2016	Total
Project type	Fellows	Fellows	Fellows	Fellows	%	Example
Strategies for prevention and health promotion	3	6	4	13	30.2	Text messages for the prevention of hypertension
						Intersectional plan for the prevention of violence, unwanted pregnancies, and chronic diseases in adolescent population
Access to medical services and prescription	5	3	2	10	23.3	Delivery of high-quality low-cost generic drugs in rural areas
						Mobile platform technology to provide remote consultations and medical care
Reinforcement of hospital management	4	2	6	12	27.9	Plan to improve processes to reduce surgery waiting list in a public hospital
						Information systems medical imaging to improve response time to diagnose patients
Training for health professionals	4	2	2	8	18.6	Specialization program focused on patient safety for nurses
						Guidelines for training health professionals in the care of indigenous populations

Table 2. HIF modular program structure.

Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Module I (Costa Rica) April 2015
Fellows Check-In/Presentations	Leadership For Healthcare Innovation	Leadership For Healthcare Innovation	Innovation And Healthcare	Global Health
Leadership for Healthcare Innovation	Determinants of Health	Innovation and Healthcare	Team Building	Exam/Check-Out
Module II (Nicaragua) July 2015
Check-in/Strategy for Social Projects	Project Management	Leadership for Healthcare Innovation	Project Management	Global Health
Networking: It and Social Networks	Finance for Project Management	Analysis of the Impact	Project Management	Organizational Change/Exam/Check-Out
Module III (Nicaragua) October 2015
Check-in/Leadership for Innovation	Effective Communication	Negotiation	Human Resource Management	Intersectorial Alliances/Replication of Social Projects
Networking: Public–Private Alliances	Political Analysis	Healthcare in Politically Unstable Countries	Health Economics	Exam/Check-Out

Figure 1. HIF impact on fellows’ skills and resources.

Figure 2. HIF impact on project evolution.

Figure 3. HIF impact on project development and implementation.