Elements of a plan (health planning)

  • A plan is a blueprint for taking action
  • It has 5 important elements
    • objective – the thing to be attained
    • policy – guiding principles to be followed in the achievement of the objective
    • programmes – step by step sequence to be implemented
    • schedule – time framework in which the work is to be done
    • budget – the amount of money /  resources put aside for the plan