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Gender- a Missing Dimension in Human Resource Policy and Planning for Health Reforms

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This article takes up the relatively neglected issue of gender in human resources policy and planning (HRPP), with particular reference to the health sector in developing countries. Current approaches to human resources lack any reference to gender issues. Meeting the health needs of women as major users and potential beneficiaries of health services is a key international … [Read more...] about Gender- a Missing Dimension in Human Resource Policy and Planning for Health Reforms

Community Health Workers and Promotores in California​

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This report, developed in The Center for the Health Professions at the University of California, San Francisco, explores the role of community health workers and promotores in California. It reviews the history and background of the movement, work and practice patterns such as education, demographics, wages and training, and issues of credentialing and certification, … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers and Promotores in California​

Mobile Health (mHealth) Approaches and Lessons for Increased Performance and Retention of CHWs in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Review

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​This publication aimed to conduct a thematic review of how mHealth projects have approached the intersection of cellular technology and public health in low- and middle-income countries and identify the promising practices and experiences learned, as well as novel and innovative approaches of how mHealth can support community health workers. The review revealed that there … [Read more...] about Mobile Health (mHealth) Approaches and Lessons for Increased Performance and Retention of CHWs in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Review

It’s all in the detail: developing effective health-related job aids

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Malaria Consortium has had extensive experience designing, developing, implementing and evaluating a variety of job aids. An integral part of our work is to strengthen capacity and improve the performance of health workers to be able to prevent, diagnose, treat and care for groups most at risk of malaria and other communicable diseases. This paper describes Malaria … [Read more...] about It’s all in the detail: developing effective health-related job aids