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Invest in Health Workers to End AIDS

... has reminded us of the need for strong and resilient health systems. Behind every quality health system is an army of available and accessible health workers. However, in facilities and communities across the globe, health ...

Blog - Sarah Dwyer - January 2015 - 0 comments

Microfinance Institutions for Better Health: How Can They Benefit Health Workers?

... my work with Capacity Plus to strengthen the global health workforce, I explore ways to improve the support system for health workers in developing countries. The Global Health Council conference session ...

Blog - Sarah Dwyer - June 2013 - 0 comments

For Health Workers on Ebola’s Front Lines, Stress Management is Crucial

... International . Since March 23, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) has tracked the spread of the Ebola virus through ... and publishing a bevy of technical information for health workers. Publishers such as Elsevier have enabled free access to ...

Blog - Sarah Dwyer - September 2014 - 0 comments

Top Ten Myths about the Global Health Workforce Crisis Busted

... Actually the main problem is maldistribution of health workers: rural/urban, primary care/specialty. Myth #2: Health worker ...

Blog - CapacityPlus - September 2013 - 2 comments

More Students Fulfill Their Dreams of Becoming Midwives and Community Health Workers in Nigeria

... have to drop out and put her dream on hold. Many other health students faced the same situation, and an assessment provided ... reasons for student attrition and low production of health workers in Nigeria . In collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health ...

News - Sarah Dwyer - March 2015 - 0 comments

Application of Discrete Choice Experiments to Identify Health Workers’ Employment Preferences

... Application of Discrete Choice Experiments to Identify Health Workers' Employment Preferences This ...

Resource - david - December 2014 - 0 comments

Years of Investments Finally Put Health Workers on the Global Stage

... Blog . For almost 10 years, I managed health programs in Africa, Asia, and South America that harnessed social ... the private sector and were proud of our bottom-line health impact. We didn’t think much about underlying health systems or how to ... more, better trained, and better managed frontline health workers—the backbone of health systems. I’ve heard that mantra for the ...

Blog - Sarah Dwyer - September 2013 - 0 comments

Special Event Highlights Evidence on Health Workforce Recruitment, Retention, and Productivity

... Country-Led Efforts to Recruit and Retain Health Workers and Improve Their Productivity—at the National Press Club in ... from country applications of innovations to strengthen health workforce recruitment, retention, and productivity. Through a ...

News - Sarah Dwyer - March 2014 - 0 comments

How Can Countries Scale Up Education of Health Workers to Meet Health Care Needs?

... Plus announces the publication of Issue Brief #6, Health Worker Education . This brief presents an overview of issues related to the production and training of health workers with suggested actions, key considerations, and resources. ...

News - Carol Bales - August 2012 - 0 comments

Stepping into the Spotlight: Reflections on Community Health Workers

The focus of community health worker (CHW) discourse seems to have changed, and in my opinion, for the better. Whereas it previously seemed to me that global health conferences and literature focused primarily on training and ... Applying human resources management to community health workers Throughout the sessions, the need to consider strategies for ...

Blog - jennifer - February 2014 - 0 comments