Tag Archives: Health Workers

Mobile Money for Health Case Study: Accredited Social Health Activists (India)

Digital Finance, Human Resources for Health, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Case Studies Authors: Health Finance and Governance (HFG) Published: 10/31/2015 Resource Description: This case study is one of 14 case studies profiled in the Mobile Money for Health Case Study Compendium. The ASHA program was conceived and funded by the Indian National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) in an effort to promote public health awareness amongst local, […]

Data Drives Decisions to Increase Number of Health Workers in Swaziland

Announcements, Human Resources for Health

Swaziland has a shortage of health workers for priority health services, particularly HIV and AIDS. This country of approximately one million citizens has the highest HIV prevalence in the world – 26 percent. At the same time, Swaziland has fewer than two healthcare workers ‒ doctors, nurses, or midwives ‒ for every 1,000 citizens. These numbers […]

Health Systems 20/20 and Human Resources for Health

Human Resources for Health, Publications

Resource Type: Brief Authors: Health Systems 20/20 Published: 10/1/2011 Resource Description: In many developing countries, lack of health care providers is seen as the primary bottleneck to the population getting the health prevention, care, and treatment services they need. Health Systems 20/20, the USAID flagship project for health system strengthening, is using its expertise and experience in HRH […]

Understanding Intrinsic Motivation and Performance Factors for Public Sector and Faith-based Facility Health Workers in Uganda

Human Resources for Health, Publications

Resource Type: Brief Authors: Avril Ogrodnick, Ilana Ron, Paul Kiwanuka-Mukiibi, and Danielle Altman Published: 6/1/2011 Resource Description: At the core of every health system are the health workers who care for patients, provide essential services, and translate health knowledge into action. This study takes into account account organizational conditions that influence health worker motivation and nonfinancial incentives to examine the role that faith plays in motivating and retaining […]

Using Nonfinancial Incentives to Improve Performance and Retention among Health Workers: Results from an Impact Evaluation in Swaziland

HIV/AIDS, Human Resources for Health, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Marc Luoma, Nirmala Ravishankar, Ananya Price, Jason Bedford, and Alfred Mndzebele Published: 4/1/2011 Resource Description: Swaziland’s HIV/AIDS prevalence rate among adults is among the highest in the world. A shortage of trained health personnel and suboptimal productivity within the existing workforce are key impediments to scaling up HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in Swaziland. In 2009, […]

Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage at the Community Level in Senegal with Misoprostol

Health Systems Research, Human Resources for Health, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Christine Ortiz, Amadou Sylla, Mohamed Diadhou, Thierno Deing, Ibrahima Mall, and Nancy L. Sloan Published: 12/1/2010 Resource Description: This study was originally designed to investigate whether auxiliary midwives (known locally as matronnes)under the supervision of a certified midwife could safely give misoprostol to women giving birth at maternity huts. Matronnes are the medical professionals […]

PHR Plus Overview

Health Systems 20/20 Project, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Partners for Health Reformplus Published: 1/1/2000 Resource Description: Partners for Health Reformplus was USAID’s flagship project for health policy and health system strengthening in developing and transitional countries. The five-year project (2000-2005) built on the predecessor Partnerships for Health Reform Project, continuing PHR’s focus on health policy, financing, and organization, with new emphasis […]

The Impact of Health Sector Reform on Public Sector Health Worker Motivation in Zimbabwe

Human Resources for Health, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Dorothy Mutizwa-Mangiza Published: 11/1/1998 Resource Description: During the past decade the economic situation in Zimbabwe has deteriorated significantly. Public sector health care workers have gone from being high status and relatively well paid members of the community to workers struggling to get a living wage from their jobs. This paper describes the specific policy measures that the […]

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