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This IFHHRO online training manual shares materials developed to train health workers in health and human rights issues. It intends to bridge the gap between the legal conceptualization of the right to health and the daily practice of health workers by providing human rights education materials specifically designed for health workers. [from introduction]

This paper provides a detailed analysis of the complete responses from an online survey to capture developing country experience with pay for performance - a strategy that is increasingly being introduced with the goal of improving maternal and child health outcomes. [adapted from author]

This edition of Hotline, an HRH newletter focused on the needs of faith-based organizations (FBOs) in Africa, highlights resources, trainings and workshops, articles of interest and other information for FBO HRH pracitioners.

This study explored clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for maternal health in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Tanzania to compare factors related to CPG use including their content compared with World Health Organization guidelines, their format, and their development processes; and to explore perceptions of their availability and use in practice. The overall purpose was to further the understanding of how to increase CPGs’ potential to improve quality of care for mothers. [adapted from abstract]

This article evaluated a four-year action research study across the Australian Capital Territory health system to strengthen interprofessional collaboration though multiple intervention activities. [from abstract]

This study describes the process and cost of training to attain competence of lower level health workers to perform malaria RDTs in a public health system setting in eastern Uganda. [from abstract]

This baseline assessment of HIV/AIDS service providers gathered information on productivity and engagement to develop a set of improved human resource practices that will be integrated into ongoing HIV service delivery. [adapted from summary]

This study reviews experiences and lessons learned regarding monetary and non-monetary incentives for community workers. It includes indicative costings and recommendations for further policy and development with regard to the effective recruitment, training and deployment of community workers in Zambia. [adapted from summary]

This paper draws on experiences scaling-up antiretroviral treatment in three sub-Saharan African countries (Malawi, South Africa and Lesotho) and highlights the main opportunities and challenges posed by task shifting and proposes specific actions to tackle the challenges. [adapted from summary]

This literature review attempted to evaluate the evidence base on the use of task-shifting between community health workers and mid-level providers to increase access to family planning and reproductive health. [adapted from author]

This article reviewed the type of HRH-related activities that are eligible for financing within GAVI, Global Fund and the World Bank; reviewed the HRH-related activities that each agency is actually financing; and reviewed the literature to understand the impact that these investments in HRH have had on the health workforce in developing countries. [adapted from author]

These guidelines are Rwanda’s official guide to the management of a functional district health system and were designed as a daily guide for the duties of the district health team. It traces key roles and responsibilities of each team member. [adapted from foreward]

This fact sheet advocates for and provides resources to support health professionals being able to access health care information to provide appropriate care, patient education and treatment that saves and improves lives. [adapted from introduction]

This study aimed to assess whether the use of cell phone text messaging to improve access to continuing healthcare education in under-resourced settings is acceptable to South African midwives in both the public and private sectors. [adapted from author]

This study examined the hypothesis that a medical school in a low-resource setting, based on volunteer faculty, can be sustainable and associated with improvement in medical workforce and population health outcomes. [from abstract]

The aim of this report is to describe the role of the nurse workforce in the development and implementation of primary health care (PHC) reform; identify key factors in the practice environment which inhibit or strengthen PHC reform; articulate the contribution nurses can make in future health sector reform. [adapted from summary]

The paper describes the conceptual literature on the determinants of routine health information system (RHIS) performance and its role in improving health systems functioning and performance at the local level, strategies to improve RHIS performance, evaluation challenges, and makes suggestions to improve RHIS design and information use. [adapted from abstract]

The purpose of this study was to examine the approaches utilized by clinical nurse specialists to access and transfer research knowledge in their daily practice. [from author]

This monitoring and evaluation framework shows how health inputs and processes (e.g. health workforce) are reflected in outputs (e.g. available services) that are reflected in outcomes (e.g. coverage) and impact (morbidity and mortality). It addresses monitoring and evaluation needs for different users and multiple purposes and is structured around the WHO framework that describes health systems in terms of six core components: service delivery, health workforce, health information systems, access to essential medicines, financing, and leadership/governance. [adapted from author]

This systematic review investigates what helps and hinders routine outcome measurement of allied health professionals practice. [from abstract]

This presentation introduces the Africa Christian Health Association (CHA) Platform, CHA health service coverage; challenges to family planning services; and opportunities and strategies for scaling up family planning and reproductive health services through CHA health workers. [adapted from author]

This issue contains articles on: improving data collection for policy making; increasing impact of FBOs on health and development; profile of the Christian Health Association of Ghana; security challenges for health commodities; and biblical approach to people living with HIV/AIDS. [from author]

This issue includes articles for FBOs on: making advocacy effective in a contemporary setting; country experiences in human resources for health; role of church health coordinating committees in advocacy; monitoring responsiveness in healthcare centres; and an introduction to monitoring and evaluation. [adapted from author]

In order to explain the Christian Health Association of Malawi’a (CHAM) approaches to HRH, this paper gives an overview of CHAM especially its operational structure; reviews HRH data from affiliated institutions; looks at elements faced by CHAM with regards to retention; and analyzes what CHAM has done to promote retention of health workers. [adapted from author]

This issue of Contact has been published to give practical examples of how treatment can be made more accessible by faith-based organizations (FBOs) and FBO health care institutions particularly in resource-limited settings. [from author]