Table 2 Enabling factors for absorptive, adaptive, and transformative capacities
Enabling factors | |
|---|---|
Absorptive capacity | • Regular consultation of governments with different levels of stakeholders • Previous experience or anticipation of shocks • Competent and motivated front-line health workers • Community involvement • Existence of strong bonds and kinship between community members and the government • Strong leadership capacity • Limited involvement of INGO and donor agencies • Depoliticised and decentralised decision-making • Strong surveillance system • Financial and equipment support to frontline health workers • Trust among the community and public health sectors • People-centred approach |
Adaptive capacity | • Leadership adaptability to complex situations • Knowing the important role of CHW and frontline health workers • Integration of activities • Ability to establish new data collection and information management systems • Empowering and engaging community • Ability to identify and use social brokers • Involving informal networks of healthcare providers • Community engagement and inclusion • Engagement of government in the response • Community’ collaborative and self-evolving capacity • Strength of the surveillance system |
Transformative capacity | • Stakeholder consultation and advocacy • Learning through community feedback mechanisms • Using innovative tools for monitoring |