[Why a graduate diploma specializing in the management of health projects in Cote d'Ivoire?].

: The achievement of the "health for all" objectives represents a particular challenge for developing countries where the morbidity rates and the number of deaths are increasing on an annual basis. In order the face this situation in Cote d'Ivoire, health action programmes were initiated on the one hand, and on the other, a type of decentralised responsibility was established for the coverage of the population's health at the health district level where these programmes are administered. However, serious insufficiencies were noted in the management of health projects as well as a lack of follow-up and evaluation by trained staff. Furthermore, it is imperative to have personnel qualified in managing health projects. In fact, this specialised training will allow for the attainment of knowledge and competencies necessary for the effective conception, development, planning, implementation and management of health action programmes at the national level as much as the district level. In addition, these health project specialists will be able to get involved at several levels in positions such as managers of national projects, technical advisors for national health directives, district managers, etc. Such training would contribute to the improvement of the population's health status and thus address the challenge of health for all.