HRIS and health workforce data

31 Jul Case for Investment in the Health Workforce to Achieve HIV Goals: Lessons Learned from Uganda

Posted at 18:45h in HIV/AIDS, HRIS and health workforce data, Making the Case for HIV/AIDS HRH Investment (4.2), Reports, Uganda Resources

While Uganda is on track to meet 90-90-90 targets by 2020, the country faces several human resources for health (HRH) and financing constraints to scaling-up HIV services. Some of the health workforce challenges include inadequate skills mix, maldistribution, and a 36 percent vacancy rate...

24 Jul Poster: Developing a Standardized Tool for Data Use and Decision-Making to Estimate the HRH Requirements for Implementing Differentiated Care for HIV in High-Burden Settings

Posted at 12:00h in Global Resources, HIV/AIDS, HRIS and health workforce data, Method for Standardized Use of Site-Level HRH Data (1.6), Other resource, Performance and productivity

In partnership with USAID through PEPFAR, HRH2030 has developed a simple, standardized, client-centered tool to help program managers maximize the use of their health workforce for the rollout of “Test and Start” utilizing differentiated service delivery (DSD) models. The tool allows for task shifting/sharing,...

24 Jul Poster: Task-shifting and Sharing Practices During Implementation of Differentiated Care for HIV Service Delivery — Experiences from Uganda

Posted at 12:00h in Global Resources, HIV/AIDS, HRIS and health workforce data, Method for Standardized Use of Site-Level HRH Data (1.6), Other resource, Performance and productivity, Uganda Resources

The adoption of “Test and Start” to accelerate the achievement of the 95-95-95 goals has increased the number of clients on antiretroviral therapy (ART). In many high HIV burden countries, this rapid increase requires the adoption of streamlined service delivery approaches to combat potential...

24 Jul Poster: Investing in the HIV Workforce — Government Capacity and Willingness to Increase HRH Spending in Response to Increased Needs for HIV in Uganda

Posted at 12:00h in Global Resources, HIV/AIDS, HRIS and health workforce data, Making the Case for HIV/AIDS HRH Investment (4.2), Other, Other resource, Uganda Resources

While Uganda is on track to meet 90-90-90 targets by 2020, the country faces several human resources for health (HRH) and financing constraints. HRH constraints include inadequate skills mix, maldistribution of health workers, high absenteeism, and a 36 percent vacancy rate in public facilities....

26 Jun Health Worker Life Cycle: A health worker-centered approach to the health labor market framework

Posted at 17:04h in Global Resources, HRIS and health workforce data, Leadership and governance, Other, Performance and productivity, Skill mix and competency

To frame the work of our country programs, HRH2030 created the Health Worker Life Cycle Approach. While drawing inspiration from the Sousa et al. Health Labor Market Framework (which informed the World Health Organization’s Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health), this life cycle...

26 Jun Voices from the Field: Supporting health workers throughout the human resources for health life cycle

Posted at 15:38h in Global Resources, HRIS and health workforce data, Jordan Resources, Leadership and governance, Malawi Resources, Mali Resources, Performance and productivity, Senegal Resources, Skill mix and competency, Videos/Webinars

Video (June 7, 2018, 115 min): On June 7, 2018 HRH2030 hosted an event entitled “Voices from the Field” to discuss how HRH2030 supports health workers throughout the human resources for health life cycle to ensure that they have the skills, motivation, resources, and opportunities...

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...

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....

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...