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Toward Development of a Rural Retention Strategy in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Understanding Health Worker Preferences

January 2012 by Wanda Jaskiewicz, Outavong Phathammavong, Phouthone Vangkonevilay, Chanthakhath Paphassarang, Inpong Thong Phachanh, and Laura Wurts
application/pdf iconTechnical Report of DCE in Lao PDR

This technical report presents the results of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) conducted by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Ministry of Health, in partnership with the World Health Organization and CapacityPlus, using CapacityPlus’s rural retention survey toolkit. The DCE surveyed health professional students and health workers practicing in rural provinces to investigate their motivational preferences for potential strategies to increase attraction and retention in the country’s rural and remote settings.

TAGS: Discrete Choice Experiment, Health Workers, Lao PDR, Retention, Rural, Students

Using Routine Human Resources Information Systems to Manage, Measure, and Monitor the Health Workforce

December 2011 by Dykki Settle, Carl Leitner, Carol Bales, and George Blair
application/pdf iconUsing Routine HRIS

This paper examines the effectiveness of USAID’s and IntraHealth International’s approach to using routine HRIS to strengthen the health workforce in low-resource settings. It appears as a chapter in a book containing all the papers presented at the International Conference on Research in Human Resources for Health, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 9-11, 2010. The book, O trabalho em saude: Abordagens quantitativas e qualitativas (eds. Célia Regina Pierantoni, Mario Roberto Dal Poz, and Tania França), is available at http://www.obsnetims.org.br/adm/arq/livro/2141551.pdf (7 MB).

TAGS: Data for Decision-Making, Health Workforce Policy and Planning, HR Information Systems

Reaching into the Community: Health Workers and Population Growth

December 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
application/pdf iconCapacityPlus Voices #9

Scott Radloff, director of USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health, talks about successful strategies to bring integrated health services to communities in need. Also available in French.

TAGS: Community Health Workers, Family Planning, Health Workers, Integration, Population Growth

Prestataires de soins et croissance démographique : Comment mieux répondre aux besoins de la communauté

December 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
application/pdf iconÉchos 9

Scott Radloff, le directeur du bureau de l’USAID pour les populations et la santé de la reproduction, nous parle des stratégies ayant permis aux communautés dans le besoin d’accéder à des services de soins intégrés.

TAGS: Community Health Workers, Family Planning, Health Workers, Integration, Population Growth

CapacityPlus in Mali

November 2011 by CapacityPlus
application/pdf iconMali Country Brief

Working with the Ministry of Health, local training institutions, and other partners, CapacityPlus is addressing Mali’s shortage and unequal distribution of qualified health workers. Also available in French.

TAGS: Data for Decision-Making, Education and Training, Family Planning, Mali, Reproductive Health

Population Growth and the Global Health Workforce Crisis

November 2011 by Sara Pacqué-Margolis, Carie Muntifering, Crystal Ng, and Shaun Noronha
application/pdf iconCapacityPlus Technical Brief #1 (PDF)
CapacityPlus Technical Brief #1 (Interactive Version)

This data-rich technical brief examines the potential impact of population growth on countries’ efforts to improve access to health workers, and recommends an approach that will help meet families’ health needs while mitigating the health workforce crisis. Also available in French.

Access the interactive version in English or the PDF in English or French. Also read the related Voices, news, and blog post. If you have any questions, please contact us.

TAGS: Family Planning, Health Workers, Policy and Planning, Population Growth

CapacityPlus au Mali

November 2011 by CapacityPlus
application/pdf iconMali Country Brief (French)

CapacityPlus collabore avec le ministère de la santé, les instituts de formation locaux ainsi que d’autres partenaires afin de remédier à la pénurie de prestataires de santé qualifiés au Mali et à leur mauvaise répartition.

TAGS: Data for Decision-Making, Education and Training, Family Planning, Mali, Reproductive Health

La croissance démographique et la crise mondiale des effectifs sanitaires

November 2011 by Sara Pacqué-Margolis, Carie Muntifering, Crystal Ng, and Shaun Noronha
application/pdf iconCapacityPlus Résumé technique n°1

Ce résumé technique riche en données examine l’impact potentiel de la croissance démographique sur les efforts entrepris par divers pays en vue d’améliorer l’accès au personnel de santé et recommande une approche permettant de répondre aux besoins sanitaires des familles tout en réduisant l’impact de la crise qui touche le personnel de soins.

TAGS: Family Planning, Health Workers, Policy and Planning, Population Growth