Tanzania Human Resource Capacity Project

IntraHealth is working through this program to identify and address human resources for health (HRH) shortfalls, implement a human resource information system, and respond to established HRH issues affecting the country’s most vulnerable children. Launched in 2009, this USAID-funded initiative follows up the successes of the Capacity Project in Tanzania through:

• Assessing HRH concerns
• Addressing the established HRH concerns at the country and community levels
• Implementing a district-level human resources information system.

Working with the Capacity Project’s human resources management toolkit, this program will collaborate with district directors to perform a needs assessment, identify any HRH shortfalls, and develop an action plan to address them. The piloted human resources information system will be implemented at the district level and in partnership with faith-based organizations and the Christian Social Services Commission.

The new project will also train a new cadre of community workers linked to Tanzania’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare as part of its work to address an HRH shortfall at the community level that affects orphans and other vulnerable children. The community workers will begin as volunteers; after they’re trained and gain work experience, the project plans to integrate the community workers into the health and social welfare system as salaried employees. The project will also work with University of Dar es Salaam to develop a social welfare tracking system through iHRIS Manage software that will be integrated with HRH systems.

Contact: Jennifer Macias, Country Director for the Tanzania Human Resource Capacity Project