Leadership and governance

02 May Promoting Lifelong Learning in Jordan’s Health Sector

Posted at 15:12h in Jordan News, Leadership and governance, News, Performance and productivity, Skill mix and competency, Strengthening HRH in Jordan, Women and Gender in Health News

On April 1, 2018, the government of Jordan officially enacted the new Bylaw for Health Professional License Renewal No. (46) with technical assistance from the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) HRH2030 program. The regulation requires all health professionals to renew their licenses...

25 Apr HRH2030 Convenes Global Leaders in Malaria Control in Guinea

Posted at 20:51h in Capacity Building for Malaria, Leadership and governance, Malaria

In March, HRH2030 hosted its first Semiannual Capacity Building for Malaria (CBM) Meeting in Conakry, Guinea, convening senior government officials and technical advisors from 11 countries* to exchange lessons learned, successes, and challenges among National Malaria Control Programs (NMCPs). The meeting, which was the...

25 Apr Campaign Aims to Stop Malaria across Niger

Posted at 16:42h in Capacity Building for Malaria, Leadership and governance, Malaria

Joint Effort to Distribute Insecticide Treated Nets Reaches 6.3 Million People The Republic of Niger, a landlocked West African country located in the Sahel region, is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 187 out of 188 countries in the 2016 United Nations...

20 Apr HRH2030 Researches, Prepares Women for Leadership Opportunities in Jordan’s Health Sector

Posted at 15:36h in Jordan News, Leadership and governance, Skill mix and competency, Strengthening HRH in Jordan, Women and Gender in Health News

While women account for more than 50 percent of the health workforce in Jordan, they are underrepresented in top management roles. Initial results from recent HRH2030 research in the country reveal that 57 percent of 2,082 female health workers surveyed report having fewer opportunities...

09 Apr HRH2030, Partners Mobilize Local Leaders to Alleviate Family Planning Challenges in Cameroon

Posted at 18:34h in Family planning, Leadership and governance, Leadership and Management to Advance FP2020 (3.4)

In a hospital in the Bafia District of Cameroon, everyone is buzzing. A thirty-eight-year-old woman has died while miscarrying her eighth child. The midwife is visibly upset with the husband to the astonishment of onlookers. But why? Only a few months ago the midwife had...

26 Feb HRH2030 Promotes Participatory Planning Approach for Jordan Ministry of Health

Posted at 15:20h in Jordan News, Leadership and governance, Strengthening HRH in Jordan, Women and Gender in Health News

“This is the first time that I got the chance to participate in … strategic planning meetings and workshops. It [has] increased my knowledge in developing strategic plans and motivated me to plan for our division,” said Ola Faquseh. Ola works in human resources for...

25 Jan Webinar: Investing in the Next Generation of Health Workforce Researchers

Posted at 22:41h in Leadership and governance

February 1, 2018 | 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. EST Every two years, Emerging Voices for Global Health (EV4GH), a thematic working group of Health Systems Global, welcomes a new cohort of young, promising health policy and systems researchers from around the world into its innovative...

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...

24 Jul Catalyzing Economic Growth and Social Change through the Health and Social Workforce

Posted at 20:29h in HRIS and health workforce data, Leadership and governance, News, Performance and productivity, Skill mix and competency

There is no question that a fit-for-purpose, fit-to-practice health workforce is a critical component in meeting global health goals. From volunteer community health workers in remote rural villages to doctors and health managers in urban hospitals, the health workforce is the primary link to...

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....