Table 3 Assessment tool
From: Governing industry involvement in the non-communicable disease response in Kenya
Partnership principles | Governance elements | Rationale for how element shapes adherence | Assessment questions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Program strategy | Cross-cutting | Regulation | Stating and implementing the government’s expectations about designing program strategy (e.g. outlining requirements for needs assessments or stakeholder involvement) | • Do formal policies or legislation exist that regulate program design? • If not, do clearly stated informal norms exist of what government expects from companies in this regard? • In how far are these rules or norms backed up with sanctions to enforce compliance? |
Alignment | Direct government support | Assisting companies in aligning with country priorities | • Does government support program design processes with public resources (staff time, funds etc.)? | |
Provision of strategies and policies | Identifying a government strategy with which companies can align their programs | • Do sector strategies exist for companies to align with? • Is this information accessible for companies? | ||
Provision of data | Finding or generating data so companies can assess needs and align accordingly | • Does government provide data (e.g., on NCD prevalence and health system capacities) for needs assessments? • Is this information accessible for companies? | ||
Harmonization | Mechanisms for information sharing among partners | Sharing knowledge about stakeholders’ activities to enable harmonization | • Does a registry of active NCD programs exist for better harmonization? • Is it complete and updated regularly? • Can companies access this information? • Does government host an exchange structure for partners to plan jointly? • Is it open for companies? | |
Ownership and stakeholder involvement | Structures for stakeholder engagement | Identifying and participating in existing engagement structures makes it easier for companies to broadly consult stakeholders | • Does the government host stakeholder engagement structures? • Do companies have access to them? | |
Program implementation | Cross-cutting | Regulation | Stating and implementing government expectations regarding the design of program governance (e.g., outlining requirements for representation on governance boards or M&E systems) | • Do formal policies or legislation exist that regulate program governance? • If not, do clearly stated informal norms exist of what government expects from companies in this regard? • In how far are these rules or norms backed up with sanctions to enforce compliance? |
Managing by results | Results framework | Guiding companies in setting up M&E systems | • Does the government provide a unified results framework that companies can build on? | |
Accountability | Reporting structures | Offering platform for reporting results and creating transparency | • Does the government provide a public reporting framework where results can be shared transparently? | |
Government oversight | Accountability through participation in governance structures of individual programs | • Does government join governance structures of corporate programs? | ||
Review meetings | Providing space for companies to broadly present and discuss results | • Does government host regular review meetings where companies can report on progress? | ||