Allison Annette Foster

Former senior advisor for human resources for health, IntraHealth International

Allison Annette Foster is a former senior advisor for health systems and health workforce at IntraHealth International.

VITAL

Hiding Outside the Spotlight: Don't Miss the Real Impact of Your Development Efforts

As researchers, we're often tempted to track data that are easy to capture—rather than searching for what we really need to know.

To Build a Stronger Global Health Workforce, We Must Be Good Stewards

To all frontline health workers without a voice: We are listening.

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AUTHORED RESOURCES

Strengthening and Institutionalizing the Leadership and Management Role of Frontline Nurses to Advance Universal Health Coverage in Zambia

Through a 12-month blended learning program, nurses and nurse-midwives leading low-resource health facilities at the community level improved their capacity to engage community members, increased...

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Building Capacity in Leadership and Management for Nurses Managing Rural Health Centers in Zambia

This report presents the experience of delivering a new training approach to address Zambia’s need for greater leadership and management capacity at primary health care facilities in rural, low-resourced areas.

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A Formative Assessment of Nurses’ Leadership Role in Zambia’s Community Health System

This paper highlights opportunities to support rural facility heads in effectively leading front line health teams to deliver primary healthcare to rural communities.

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