HR Management

Human Resources Management

June 2011 by CapacityPlus

How can we strengthen the systems health workers need to function effectively? This brief presents an overview of the issue of HR management along with suggested actions, key considerations, and resources. Also available in French and Spanish.

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

Faith-Based Organizations: Using HR Management to Support Health Workers

April 2011 by Sarah Dwyer

CapacityPlus Voices #5

Dr. Samuel Mwenda, chairman of the Africa Christian Health Associations Platform (ACHAP) and general secretary of the Christian Health Association of Kenya, and Doris Mwarey, ACHAP's regional HR specialist, discuss the role of human resources management for faith-based organizations. Also available in French.

TAGS: Faith-Based Organizations, HR Management, Kenya, Malawi, Partnerships, Policy

iHRIS Manage: Uma Ferramenta para a Gestão da Mão-de-Obra de Saúde

March 2011 by CapacityPlus

iHRIS Manage Overview (Portuguese)

Portuguese translation of an overview of iHRIS Manage, the HR management component of the iHRIS Suite. Using iHRIS Manage, decision-makers at the Ministry of Health, a district health office, or a health care facility can collect, manage, and analyze detailed information about employed health workers and applicants.

TAGS: Health Worker Data, HR Information Systems, HR Management, iHRIS, Planning

Human Resources Management Rapid Assessment Tool

January 2011 by CapacityPlus

HRM Rapid Assessment Tool Overview

An overview of the HRM Rapid Assessment Tool, which assists policy-makers, managers, and human resources practitioners to understand, assess, and respond to underlying HRM issues and challenges facing the health system.

TAGS: Health Systems Strengthening, HR Management, Planning

HRH Action Framework: A Comprehensive Approach for Addressing Health Workforce Issues

January 2011 by CapacityPlus

HRH Action Framework Overview

An overview of the HRH Action Framework, designed to assist governments and health managers to develop and implement strategies to achieve an effective and sustainable health workforce.

TAGS: Education, Financing, Framework, HR Management, Leadership, Partnership, Policy

Human Resources for Health: Tackling the Human Resource Management Piece of the Puzzle

December 2008 by Ummuro Adano, Jim McCaffery, Paul Ruwoldt, Barbara Stilwell

Project Tech Brief 14

Describes the human resource management (HRM) problems that contribute to the health worker crisis, identifies specific strategic actions to address these HRM challenges and concludes with examples of innovations to stimulate programmatic funding opportunities for strengthening human resources for health.

TAGS: HR Management