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Tracking All Health Workers in Botswana

June 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
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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

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

April 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
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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

Implementing Health Workforce Plans Together

March 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
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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. Also available in French.

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

Country Action for the Health Workforce: A Powerful Framework

February 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
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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

Partnering to Keep Health Workers in the Communities That Need Them

January 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
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Carmen Dolea of the World Health Organization talks about the challenge of retaining health workers in rural areas, and how CapacityPlus is helping to apply the WHO's new retention recommendations. Also available in French.

TAGS: Global Partnerships, Health Workers, Retention, World Health Organization

"Worth More than Any Money:" Building Local Capacity in Health Worker Information Systems

December 2010 by Sarah Dwyer
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Kayode Odusote of the West African Health Organization discusses how he's using CapacityPlus's iHRIS software to help countries gather and use health worker data. Also available in French.

TAGS: Capacity-Building, Data for Decision-Making, Health Workers, HR Information Systems