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Human Resources for Health Professional Development at the District Level: Recommendations Based on the Ugandan Experience

Author: Gormley W and McCaffery J

Project: CapacityPlus

Date: 2013

Description: Many countries have committed to a process of decentralizing a range of human resources for health (HRH)...

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Human Resources Management Assessment Approach

Author: Marsden P, Caffrey M, and McCaffery J

Project: CapacityPlus

Date: 2013

Description: Strengthening the human resources management (HRM) of the health workforce is essential to improve the...

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Applying Stakeholder Leadership Group Guidelines in Ghana: A Case Study

Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana faces health worker shortages, limiting the country’s likelihood of meeting the Millennium Development Goals. Working together with the stakeholders...

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mSakhi: An Interactive Mobile Phone-Based Job Aid for Accredited Social Health Activists

Two studies demonstrate that, compared with existing paper-based job aids, mobile phone-based mSakhi is a more user-friendly and effective accredited social health activist (ASHA) job aid for a range of activities,including self-learning, counselling, and newborn assessment

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Global Lessons in Achieving Nutrition Security and Their Application to the Indian Context

This April 2012 report examines various countries that have successfully lowered their malnutrition rates and identifies aspects of the their approaches that may be beneficial in the Indian context.

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Ensuring a Positive Practice Environment: Occupational Safety and Health for Health Worker Productivity

Author: Deussom R, Jaskiewicz W, Adams E, and Tulenko K

Project: CapacityPlus

Series: Technical Brief #4

Date: 2012

Description: This technical brief illuminates the numerous hazards that health...

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Ethiopia Gender Assessment

The objective of this gender analysis was to identify gender barriers to the uptake of two critical prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services—male partner testing and facility-based...

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West Africa’s Regional Approach to Strengthening Health Workforce Information

Author: Odusote K, Bales C, Dwyer S, and Settle D

Project: CapacityPlus

Series: Technical Brief #2

Date: 2012

Description: This technical brief provides an overview of the West African regional...

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

 

Author: Jaskiewicz W, Phathammavong O, Vangkonevilay P, Paphassarang C, Phachanh IT, and Wurts L

Project: CapacityPlus

Description: This report presents the results of a discrete choice...

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Strengthening ASHA Support Mechanisms for Improved Newborn Care in Uttar Pradesh: Technical Brief

Project: Vistaar Project

Series: Technical Brief

Date: 2012

Description: This brief demonstrates simple, cost effective ways to support ASHAs so that they can improve essential newborn practices.

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