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• CapacityPlus Releases New Version of iHRIS Software and New Guide to Faith-Based Organizations

  Last week, Capacity Plus released a new version of the iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify software as well as a new subject guide on faith-based organizations . The two software programs, iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify, are designed to help users manage the health workforce and track...

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• New Paper Released on Technological Solutions
  to Health Care Challenges

  Earlier this week, The United Nations Foundation and Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnership released a new paper, ” Health Information and Health Care: The Role of Technology in Unlocking Data and Wellness ,” in collaboration with the mHealth Alliance. The paper includes a...

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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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• Global Health: 11 to Follow in 2011

  Family planning:  Happy Birthday, Pill! In 2010, “the pill” turned 50, providing the opportunity to reflect on the history and importance of family planning.  Birth Control Pill Turns 50: 7 Ways It Changed Lives , in US News and World Report, acknowledged that...

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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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• 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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• Voices from the Field: Namibia Reduces Data Loss with New Human Resources System

  “This new information technology equipment and the data center make our job easier and cancel chances of lost data.” A system administrator for the Namibia Ministry of Health and Social Services since 2006, Hafeni Haukongo is excited about a change—and improvement—in...

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• Helping Health Workers Respond to Relief Efforts in Haiti

  The HRH Global Resource Center (GRC), Capacity Plus ’s digital library of human resources for health information, recently contributed to the Haiti Relief Toolkit produced by Knowledge for Health, a USAID-supported project. The toolkit provides technical and practical information to...

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• CapacityPlus Works to Improve Human Resources Information Systems in Nigeria

  Capacity Plus (led by IntraHealth International) is collaborating with the West African Health Organization (WAHO) to improve the human resources registration and licensing reporting systems for the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria by implementing iHRIS Qualify . Recently, a team...

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• 2010 Global Philanthropy Forum Recap: Technology = Change

  The official theme of this year’s gathering had little to do with technology and development ( Defy Barriers, Effect Change: Access to Health, Food, and Water ); but for those interested in this thread, Rahim Kanani, a Huffington Post blogger, reveals “one of the most prominent...

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