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Policy and Planning

Tracking All Health Workers in Botswana

June 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
application/pdf iconCapacityPlus Voices #6

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. Also available in French.

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

Health Worker Information Systems

June 2011 by CapacityPlus
application/pdf iconIssue Brief #2

How can countries gather and use health workforce data to increase access to care? This brief presents an overview of the issue of health worker information systems along with suggested actions, key considerations, and resources. Also available in French and Spanish.

TAGS: Data for Decision-Making, HR Information Systems, ICT, Open Source

Organisations confessionnelles: Utilisation de la gestion des RH pour soutenir le personnel de santé

April 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
application/pdf iconÉchos 5

Le Dr. Samuel Mwenda, le président de la Plateforme des associations sanitaires chrétiennes d’Afrique (ACHAP) et secrétaire général de l’Association sanitaire chrétienne du Kenya, et Doris Mwarey, spécialiste régionale en ressources humaines pour le compte de l’ACHAP, débattent du rôle de la gestion des RH pour les organisations confessionnelles.

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

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

April 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
application/pdf iconCapacityPlus 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
application/pdf iconiHRIS 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

iHRIS Qualify: Uma Ferramenta para Efectuar o Registo dos Profissionais de Saúde e das Suas Qualificações

March 2011 by CapacityPlus
application/pdf iconiHRIS Qualify Overview (Portuguese)

Portuguese translation of an overview of iHRIS Qualify, the health professional training, licensing, and certification component of the iHRIS Suite.

TAGS: Certification, HR Information Systems, iHRIS, Licensure, Planning, Training

Country Action for the Health Workforce: A Powerful Framework

February 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
application/pdf iconCapacityPlus Voices #3

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. Also available in French.

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

Tracking and Monitoring the Health Workforce: A New Human Resources Information System (HRIS) in Uganda

February 2011 by Julie C. Spero, Pamela A. McQuide, Rita Matte
Human Resources for Health

This article draws on work from the Capacity Project, the predecessor to CapacityPlus. It describes Uganda’s transition from a paper filing system for health workers to an electronic human resources information system (HRIS) capable of providing information about country-specific health workforce questions, and how HRIS data can be used in workforce planning.

TAGS: Health Workers, HR Information Systems, Nurses, Planning, Uganda