health-workforce-systems-strengthening

• Uganda Launches National Human Resources for Health Information System

  Yesterday, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) and USAID/Uganda jointly launched the country’s human resources for health information system (HRHIS), which provides up-to-date information on the country’s health workforce for evidence-based decision-making. Vice President Edward...

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• WHO Takes Important Step in Protecting Health Workers and Facilities in Conflict

  Last week, the World Health Organization’s Executive Board took an important step toward protecting the lives of health workers and patients in conflict zones by passing a resolution that calls on the WHO Director General for leadership in documenting evidence of attacks against health...

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• Echoes of Change from Community Health Work in Madagascar

  In Madagascar, a hilly island nation of 20 million, many people live in small, widely scattered hamlets often made up of just a few houses. Hamlets may be many kilometers apart, and many people may have to walk hours or even days to the health center to seek care. The Santénet2...

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

  Toward Development of a Rural Retention Strategy in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Understanding Health Worker Preferences . Jaskiewicz W, IntraHealth International; Phathammavong O, World Health Organization; Vangkonevilay P, Lao PDR Ministry of Health; Paphassarang C, Lao PDR...

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• Coalition Launches, Calls for US Leadership and Investment in Frontline Health Workers

  Yesterday, IntraHealth International and 14 other global health organizations launched the Frontline Health Workers Coalition at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC. More than 150 representatives of nongovernmental organizations, the US government, nonprofit organizations, and...

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• \"Best Buy\" for Saving Lives: New Coalition Urges US Government to Invest in Frontline Health Workers

  A new and diverse coalition of 15 major global health organizations—including IntraHealth International, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Save the Children—is calling on the US government for more strategic investment in frontline health workers as the most...

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• IntraHealth Staff Publish in Journal Issue Dedicated to Global Health Workforce

  Recently, World Population and Health published a journal issue dedicated to exploring the challenges faced by the global health workforce. Drawing on IntraHealth’s experiences addressing health workforce issues , several IntraHealth leaders and staff contributed: “ The...

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• Championing the Health Worker

  Health workers save lives. As a global champion for health workers, IntraHealth International advocates for the role of the health worker as critical in saving lives and helping the world to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. We partner with governments, NGOs, the private sector,...

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• Encouraging Developing Country Governments

  A trained, motivated, and supported health workforce provides access to vital health information and services. Health workers are essential to governments’ efforts to improve health outcomes for the population. Through its programs, IntraHealth collaborates with an array of partners to...

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• Ensuring Safe Workplaces

  Health workers deserve safe workplaces. This means infection control and prevention so health workers won’t get sick on the job or infected with HIV or other transmittable diseases such as tuberculosis and hepatitis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that health...

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