Policy and Planning

Community Health Workers

May 2012 by CapacityPlus

How can countries more rapidly increase their health workforce? This brief presents an overview of issues related to community health workers and human resources for health along with suggested actions, key considerations, and resources.

TAGS: Community Health Workers, Education and Training, HR Management, Policy and Planning

Faith-Based Organizations

February 2012 by CapacityPlus

Issue Brief #4

How can governments work with faith-based organizations (FBOs) to strengthen the health workforce? This brief presents an overview of the issue of FBOs and human resources for health along with suggested actions, key considerations, and resources.

TAGS: Faith-Based Organizations, Health Systems Strengthening, Health Workers, HR Management, Policy and Planning

Kayode Odusote: A West African Perspective on Open Source

November 2011 by Sarah Dwyer and Carol Bales

Kayode Odusote Interview

In this video clip, Professor Kayode Odusote talks about how he’s helping West African countries with their health workforce information systems, and why CapacityPlus’s open source iHRIS software suits their needs.

TAGS: Health Workers, HR Information Systems, Open Source, Policy and Planning

La croissance démographique et la crise mondiale des effectifs sanitaires

November 2011 by Sara Pacqué-Margolis, Carie Muntifering, Crystal Ng, and Shaun Noronha

CapacityPlus Résumé technique n°1

French translation of Population Growth and the Global Health Workforce Crisis. This data-rich technical brief examines the potential impact of population growth on countries’ efforts to improve access to health workers, and recommends an approach that will help meet families’ health needs while mitigating the health workforce crisis.

TAGS: Family Planning, Health Workers, Policy and Planning, Population Growth

Population Growth and the Global Health Workforce Crisis

November 2011 by Sara Pacqué-Margolis, Carie Muntifering, Crystal Ng, and Shaun Noronha

CapacityPlus Technical Brief #1 (PDF)

CapacityPlus Technical Brief #1 (Online Tool)

This data-rich technical brief examines the potential impact of population growth on countries’ efforts to improve access to health workers, and recommends an approach that will help meet families’ health needs while mitigating the health workforce crisis. Also available in French.

Access the online tool, or download the PDF in English or French. Also read the related Voices, news, and blog post. If you have any questions, please contact us.

TAGS: Family Planning, Health Workers, Policy and Planning, Population Growth

Gestión de recursos humanos

June 2011 by CapacityPlus

Issue Brief #3 (Spanish)

¿Cómo podemos fortalecer los sistemas que los trabajadores de salud necesitan para funcionar con eficacia?

TAGS: Health Systems Strengthening, HR Management, Leadership, Policy and Planning

Suivi du personnel de santé au Botswana

June 2011 by Sarah Dwyer

Échos 6

French translation of Tracking All Health Workers in Botswana. Kabelo Bitsang, iHRIS administrator at the Botswana Ministry of Health, explains how the Ministry is using CapacityPlus’s free, open source software to track and manage the country’s health workforce.

TAGS: Botswana, HR Information Systems, Open Source, Policy and Planning

Ensemble pour mettre en œuvre les plans relatifs aux effectifs sanitaires

March 2011 by Sarah Dwyer

Échos 4

French translation of Implementing Health Workforce Plans Together. Laurence Codjia of the Global Health Workforce Alliance shares her views on the role of stakeholder leadership groups in making progress on health workforce plans.

TAGS: Health Workers, Implementation, Partnerships, Policy and Planning, Stakeholder Leadership

Un cadre d’action solide pour appuyer les effectifs sanitaires au niveau national

February 2011 by Sarah Dwyer

Échos 3

French translation of Country Action for the Health Workforce: A Powerful Framework. Mary Roroi of the National Department of Health in Papua New Guinea and Dr. Zulfiqar Khan of the World Health Organization in Pakistan discuss how they’re applying the HRH Action Framework to strengthen the health workforce.

TAGS: Health Workers, HR Information Systems, HRH Action Framework, Policy and Planning

La gestion des ressources humaines