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Utilizing Health Workforce Information and Mobile Phone Technology in Uganda 3 January 2012

The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Council (UMDPC) recently launched a new mobile directory, which provides information Ugandans can use to seek health services from qualified health workers at qualified facilities. By combining health workforce data with mobile phone technology, the system also allows council staff and health facility managers to easily verify health professionals’ [...]

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iHRIS Qualify for Nigeria 2 August 2010

CapacityPlus has been working closely with the West African Health Organization (WAHO) and its Director for HR Development, Professor Kayode Odusote, to provide virtual assistance for its HRIS strengthening in member countries. WAHO recently completed a pilot of iHRIS Manage in Ghana and is now supporting the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria to implement [...]

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Capacity Project’s HR Information Systems Evaluation Presented 24 July 2009

On June 12 at the PEPFAR Implementers Meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, the Capacity Project’s Samwel Wakibi presented results of the evaluation of the Project’s human resources information systems (HRIS) implementation. Wakibi shared findings and concluded that the Project’s approach impacts country-level health systems by increasing efficiency, data accuracy and quality as well as transparency of [...]

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