A new publication about HRIS strengthening in Namibia is now available. “Connecting Regions, Leading the Way:Sharing Health Worker Information in Namibia,” is part of the Voices from the Capacity Project series. Kautoo Mutirua, a leader in HRIS strengthening in Namibia, explains how a pilot program to expand HRIS to the regions is helping the Ministry of Health [...]
Forward momentum of iHRIS Manage implementation has continued in Rwanda. Rwanda’s in-country HRIS Specialist, Solange Tuyisenge, was excited to report that all districts now have online access to iHRIS Manage. She noted that this development has not come without challenges, as the ICT infrastructure is not sufficient in many district hospitals. Some of these hospitals [...]
Last week, Health Affairs published an article that projected a shortage of 818,000 doctors, nurses, and midwives in 31 sub-Saharan African countries by the year 2015. To come up with this figure, the authors examined both the estimated health worker demand (1.163 million) and compared it with the estimated supply (371,000). When looking at these [...]
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