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Global Health: 11 to Follow in 2011

As we reflect back on the global health stories that made the news in 2010—and some that didn’t—here are 11 top stories we will be following in 2011. Health worker migration: WHO’s unprecedented stand on recruitment In 2010, we celebrated the World Health...

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Armenian Nurses Trained to Offer In-Depth Reproductive Health Counseling

Recently, 80 nurses working in rural communities in Armenia were trained to offer comprehensive individual counseling and group health education classes to women who are making reproductive health decisions and choices about their children’s health. Using “balanced...

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New Publication Out on the Effectiveness of Online Forums for Health Workers

Earlier this month, Human Resources for Health published an article, “ Sharing Best Practices through Online Communities of Practice: A Case Study ,” which argues that online forums are useful venues for medical, nursing, and midwifery students, especially in developing countries,...

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Implementation of Performance Support Approaches in Central America and Uganda

Implementation of Performance Support Approaches in Central America and Uganda This paper describes the Capacity Project’s work with governments and partners in Central America and Uganda to test approaches for strengthening supervision systems in the health sector, and provides...

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Training Health Workers in Africa: Documenting Faith-Based Organizations’ Contributions

Training Health Workers in Africa: Documenting Faith-Based Organizations’ Contributions Capacity Project Technical Brief No. 17 provides information on preservice and in-service trainings offered by faith-based organizations, with a focus on nursing and midwifery preservice training in...

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Transfert d’apprentissage : Un guide pour le renforcement de la performance des prestataires de soins de santé

Transfert d’apprentissage : Un guide pour le renforcement de la performance des prestataires de soins de santé , IntraHealth (Prime II Project) et JHPIEGO, 2002 Le résumé technique n° 4 décrit les réussites et les expériences tirées...

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IUD Guidelines for Family Planning Service Programs

IUD Guidelines for Family Planning Service Programs: A Problem-Solving Reference Manual IUD Guidelines for Family Planning Service Programs: Course Handbook for Participants IUD Guidelines for Family Planning Service Programs: Course Notebook for Trainers 2006. Third edition,...

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Supporting Existing Health Cadres in Learning New Skills

Supporting Existing Health Cadres in Learning New Skills , Murphy C. and Millonzi K., Capacity Project, 2006 This resource paper discusses the challenge of developing human capacity for health care occuring in the context of severe staff shortages. [280kb pdf]

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Supporting Existing Health Cadres in Learning New Skills

Supporting Existing Health Cadres in Learning New Skills , Murphy C. and Millonzi K., Capacity Project, 2006 This resource paper discusses the challenge of developing human capacity for health care occuring in the context of severe staff shortages. [280kb pdf]

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Guidelines for Integration of Fertility Awareness Methods into Educational Programs for Health Professionals

Guidelines for Integration of Fertility Awareness Methods into Educational Programs for Health Professionals , Sebikali B and Winkler J. This document presents guidelines to assist in integration of Fertility Awareness Methods (FAM) into established educational programs for health...

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