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Supporting Country-Led Efforts to Recruit and Retain Health Workers and Improve Their Productivity

February 2014 by CapacityPlus

CapacityPlus, with the USAID ASSIST Project and the World Bank, cohosted a knowledge-sharing and dissemination event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on February 18. The three-hour program focused on the latest evidence from country applications of innovations to strengthen health workforce recruitment, retention, and productivity. Through a combination of panel presentations, interactive roundtable groups, and moderated question-and-answer sessions, participants learned about and discussed various approaches and tools that can be used to develop policies to strengthen recruitment, retention, and productivity and improve access to high-quality family planning, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and other health services. Read the related news and access videos and presentations: Read more »

TAGS: Health Workers, Productivity, Recruitment, Retention, Workforce Effectiveness

Medical Education Partnership Initiative eLearning Workshop: Strategic Plan and SWOT Analysis Templates

February 2014 by Medical Education Partnership Initiative
application/pdf iconMEPI eLearning Workshop: Strategic Plan Template
application/pdf iconMEPI eLearning Workshop: SWOT Analysis Template

Participants at the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) eLearning Strategic Plan Development Workshop used these templates to draft school-specific eLearning strategic plans and to evaluate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. In collaboration with the MEPI eLearning technical working group, CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center organized and conducted the workshop, which was held in Gaborone, Botswana, on February 24–27, 2014. The participants represented 11 MEPI-supported schools and one MEPI consortium.

TAGS: eLearning, Health Workers, MEPI, Preservice Education, Strategic Plan

Tools, Evidence, and Research Gaps for More Effective Community Health Worker Performance and Productivity

February 2014 by Diana Frymus and Sarah Smith Lunsford
application/pdf iconTools, Evidence, and Research Gaps for More Effective Community Health Worker Performance and Productivity

This presentation guided an interactive roundtable discussion at the CapacityPlus knowledge-sharing and dissemination event, Supporting Country-Led Efforts to Recruit and Retain Health Workers and Improve Their Productivity, held on February 18, 2014, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

TAGS: Community Health Workers, Performance, Productivity

Determining the Costs of Retention Strategies with iHRIS Retain Software

February 2014 by Rachel Deussom
application/pdf iconDetermining the Costs of Retention Strategies with iHRIS Retain Software

This presentation guided an interactive roundtable discussion at the CapacityPlus knowledge-sharing and dissemination event, Supporting Country-Led Efforts to Recruit and Retain Health Workers and Improve Their Productivity, held on February 18, 2014, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

TAGS: Health Workers, iHRIS, Retention

Medical Education Partnership Initiative eLearning Workshop: Developing a Strategic Plan

February 2014 by Chris Busang
application/pdf iconMEPI eLearning Workshop: Developing a Strategic Plan

This presentation was given by Chris Busang of the University of Botswana during the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) eLearning Strategic Plan Development Workshop, which was held in Gaborone, Botswana, on February 24–27, 2014. In collaboration with the MEPI eLearning technical working group, CapacityPlus and the MEPI Coordinating Center organized and conducted the workshop. Representatives from 11 MEPI-supported schools and one MEPI consortium completed draft eLearning strategic plans, shared knowledge and experiences, and built a supportive network of eLearning collaborators.

TAGS: eLearning, Health Workers, MEPI, Preservice Education

Factors Influencing Health Workers’ Employment Decisions and Interventions to Address Geographical Imbalances in Health Workforce Distribution

February 2014 by Wanda Jaskiewicz
application/pdf iconFactors Influencing Health Workers’ Employment Decisions and Interventions to Address Geographical Imbalances in Health Workforce Distribution

This presentation was given at the CapacityPlus knowledge-sharing and dissemination event, Supporting Country-Led Efforts to Recruit and Retain Health Workers and Improve Their Productivity, held on February 18, 2014, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

TAGS: Global Leadership, Policy and Planning, Wanda Jaskiewicz, Workforce Effectiveness

The Tanzania Health Worker Engagement Study: Exploring the Relationship between Engagement and Performance

February 2014 by Joseph Kundy, Tana Wuliji, Anna Nswila, Paul Magesa, and Davis Rumisha
application/pdf iconThe Tanzania Health Worker Engagement Study

This presentation is related to an interactive roundtable discussion at the CapacityPlus knowledge-sharing and dissemination event, Supporting Country-Led Efforts to Recruit and Retain Health Workers and Improve Their Productivity, held on February 18, 2014, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

TAGS: Engagement, Health Workers, Performance, Productivity, Tanzania

Moving Forward with the Health Labor Market Agenda

February 2014 by Edson Araújo
application/pdf iconMoving Forward with the Health Labor Market Agenda

This presentation guided an interactive roundtable discussion at the CapacityPlus knowledge-sharing and dissemination event, Supporting Country-Led Efforts to Recruit and Retain Health Workers and Improve Their Productivity, held on February 18, 2014, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

TAGS: Health Workers, Labor Markets, Productivity, Recruitment, Retention