UPSC CMS PSM - Health Planning, Administration & Management

The first step in rational health planning is:

Consider the following statements:

1. In the context of the question, “Immediate procurement” is the most appropriate conclusion.
2. Planners first define population needs, problems, resources and constraints before setting objectives and selecting interventions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A well-written programme objective should be:

Consider the following statements:

1. SMART objectives state what will change, for whom, by how much and by when, enabling monitoring and accountability.
2. In the context of the question, “Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound” is the most appropriate conclusion.
3. In the context of the question, “Vague and timeless” is the most appropriate conclusion.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A district health manager is planning, monitoring and evaluating a public-health programme.

Monitoring differs from evaluation because monitoring is:

Select the single best answer.

An input indicator is:

Consider the following statements:

1. Inputs are resources used by a programme. Coverage is generally an output, behaviour or service effect may be an outcome, and health-status change is an impact.
2. In the context of the question, “Immunization coverage” is the most appropriate conclusion.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Cost-effectiveness analysis compares:

Consider the following statements:

1. In the context of the question, “Only monetary profit” is the most appropriate conclusion.
2. Examples include cost per case prevented or life-year gained. Cost-benefit analysis converts both costs and benefits into monetary terms.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?