Strategic Plan

Five strategic objectives guiding STH’s next five years toward becoming a Centre of Excellence in Tertiary Healthcare, Medical Education and Research.

Where We’re Headed by 2030

  • 0 Bed capacity target (from 371 in 2025)
  • 0 Specialist OPD visits/year target (from 70,887)
  • 0 General OPD visits/year target (from 102,300)
  • 0 Live births/year target (from 2,166)

2030 planning targets, projected from the 2025 baseline (Strategic Plan Table 4).

The 5 Strategic Objectives

  • SO5

    Provide support to communities and lower-level health facilities

    Measure of success: Improved specialist mentorship to lower-level facilities and clinical community outreaches, and improved referral system.

  • SO4

    Improve health research, teaching and learning

    Measure of success: Increased operational and academic research and improved facilities for quality teaching and learning.

  • SO3

    Expand infrastructure and equipment base for quality healthcare delivery

    Measure of success: Availability of a diverse health infrastructure and equipment portfolio to deliver comprehensive, quality healthcare services.

  • SO2

    Strengthen governance, management and operational systems

    Measure of success: Improved accountability, transparency and operational efficiency, enhanced patient care and satisfaction, and better resource allocation and utilization.

  • SO1

    Increase access to quality specialist/tertiary healthcare services

    Measure of success: Increased access and coverage of specialist health services for a healthy and productive life of the people in the hospital's catchment area.

15 Key Priorities

  1. 01Improve quality health care delivery, leading to better health outcomes
  2. 02Strengthen governance structures to enhance efficiency and productivity
  3. 03Promote client care culture, improve staff attitude and discipline
  4. 04Intensify retooling and expansion of infrastructure
  5. 05Strengthen Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM)
  6. 06Attract and retain highly skilled staff
  7. 07Intensify resource mobilization and cost reduction
  8. 08Intensify sustainable (green) health activities
  9. 09Develop and enforce protocols (SOPs) and policies
  10. 10Procure new equipment
  11. 11Intensify preventive medicine services
  12. 12Strengthen collaboration with other institutions, local and international
  13. 13Continuous development of human resources, staff welfare and motivation
  14. 14Scale up academic and operational research
  15. 15Intensify clinical outreach and mentorship to peripheral facilities and communities