Activities

11 Sep HRH2030 Supports Health Worker Data Training in Senegal

In July, HRH2030 and Senegal’s Ministry of Health and Social Action’s Directorate of Human Resources (DRH) hosted a workshop to develop DRH staff members’ ability to effectively use the country’s human resources information system (HRIS). The workshop builds on collaborative efforts to create a...

05 Sep Webinar: Health Labor Market Analysis — An approach for informing strategic investments in the health workforce

Posted at 12:00h in Analyzing Health Labor Markets, Global Resources, HRIS and health workforce data, Leadership and governance, Malawi Resources, Videos/Webinars

Webinar (September 5, 2017, 58 min): Why do low- and middle- income countries face health worker shortages? Can they afford to hire more health workers in the future? Can they use the existing workforce more efficiently? How can leaders increase health workers’ motivation —...

01 Sep PEPFAR Rapid Site-Level Health Workforce Assessment Tool & Database

Posted at 21:27h in Activities, Global, Global Resources, HIV/AIDS, HRIS and health workforce data, PEPFAR Site-Level Assessment (1.2), Performance and productivity, Tools

[caption id="attachment_19999" align="alignright" width="200"] PEPFAR Rapid Site-Level Health Workforce Assessment Tool (Word)[/caption] Under PEPFAR 3.0, the Human Resources for Health (HRH) Technical Working Group developed this Rapid Site-Level Health Workforce Assessment Tool and Excel-based shell database to aid in assessing the adequacy of HRH in...

18 Aug Research to Study Barriers and Enablers of Women’s Leadership in Jordan’s Health Sector

Posted at 15:59h in Activities, Jordan News, Leadership and governance, News, Strengthening HRH in Jordan, Women and Gender in Health News

Women account for more than 50 percent of the health workforce in Jordan; however, women are largely underrepresented at decision-making levels in the health sector. According to the USAID-funded HRH2030 program's review of Ministry of Health statistics, women comprise 55 percent of the ministry’s...

25 Apr Quick Questions with Eric Coulibaly: Strengthening National Malaria Control Programs

Posted at 12:00h in Capacity Building for Malaria, Leadership and governance, Malaria, News, Performance and productivity, Skill mix and competency

Eric Coulibaly serves as the HRH2030-supported technical advisor for capacity building at the National Malaria Control Program in Niger. April 25 marks World Malaria Day, a time to rally support for eradicating the disease that claims the lives of more than 400,000 people each year....

07 Apr Poster: Motivation and Retention of Health Workers in Ministry of Health Facilities in Four Governorates in Jordan

Posted at 12:00h in Jordan Resources, Other, Performance and productivity, Strengthening HRH in Jordan, Women and gender in health

The Jordan Ministry of Health’s (MOH) Strategic Plan 2013-2017 lists both attracting new talent into the public health system and retaining staff as two of its biggest challenges. Because about 3.78 million people in Jordan — including refugees and marginalized populations — rely on...

31 Mar World Health Worker Week 2017 Podcast Series: Conquering health workforce challenges can pave the way to a healthier world

Posted at 17:20h in Advancing Global Health Security in Senegal, Advancing Malawi's Health Workforce, Global Resources, HRIS and health workforce data, Jordan Resources, Leadership and governance, Malawi Resources, Other, Performance and productivity, Senegal Resources, Skill mix and competency, Strengthening HRH in Jordan

In many ways, a fully functioning health workforce drives the well-being of communities, regions, and entire countries. Policy-makers at the national level can use reliable data to make decisions about where and what type of health workers are needed based on population health needs....

07 Mar Empowering Health Workers to #BeBoldforChange

Posted at 14:54h in Family planning, Gender Competencies (2.3), News, Skill mix and competency, Women and Gender in Health News

On International Women’s Day 2017, HRH2030 reflects on how to empower health workers to #BeBoldforChange by ensuring provision of gender equitable health services to women and girls. When we think about gender and human resources for health (HRH), we typically think about the challenges women...

23 Feb Three Questions with Joe Ichter: Task Analysis for Productivity and Performance

Posted at 18:29h in Aligning HRH Competencies with Local Health Needs (1.3), Leadership and Management to Advance FP2020 (3.4), News, Performance and productivity, Skill mix and competency

Joe Ichter is a health systems strengthening expert with over 20 years of experience. He currently works with the Palladium Group as senior technical advisor and leads several productivity and HRIS activities for HRH2030. In many countries, health facility managers allocate service providers based upon the...

15 Dec Experience for Global Roll-Out of PEPFAR Site-Level HRH Assessments: Lessons Learned and Recommendations from Malawi and Zambia

Posted at 12:00h in Activities, HIV/AIDS, HRIS and health workforce data, Malawi Resources, PEPFAR Site-Level Assessment (1.2), Performance and productivity, Reports, Zambia Resources

With funding from PEPFAR, HRH2030 supported application of the PEPFAR Site-Level HRH Assessment methodology developed by the interagency PEPFAR HRH Technical Working Group (TWG). The assessment is meant to help identify areas for further investigation and intervention to ensure adequate staffing to reach 90-90-90...