Analysis of investment process in health and the environment in Grenada

ABSTRACT

Presents an overview of macroeconomic aspects and investment policies in the environment and health. Considers the principal constituents in the investment process and their inter-relationships; development and structure of expenditures in the environment and health; level of compatibility between economic policy and investments in the environment and health; and outlines the investment process cycle. Recommends, the review of all the plans drafted for health and the environment; the identification of the performance gap existing between the planned and the achieved; strengthening the management process; improving the effectiveness of workshops where plans are developed for both environment and health; improving the effectiveness of management training programmes; improving the programme of resource development by ensuring sufficient professionally and technically qualified staff able to undertake project research, planning and programming control; strengthening health research and planning and the Ministry of Health and the Environment; undertaking cost-benefit analyses of current health and environmental policies; and development of a strategy to support the public health service monitored by a task force. (AU)