HRH Global Resource Center September Newsletter

Welcome to the HRH Global Resource Center Newsletter. This newsletter provides information on the latest resources, improvements and news from the Resource Center, a digital library devoted to human resources for health (HRH). Please contact us with your questions and suggested resources.

News

• The HRH Global Resource Center currently has over 500 resources, and 113 new resources have been added this month.
• The Resource Center now has informational flyers available in French and Spanish.
• Additional topics have been added to the collection such: infectious diseases; maternal & child health; palliative care; reproductive health and family planning.
• News articles this month include:
  • Global Online Discussion Forum: the Contribution of Nurses and Midwives to Health and the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
  • WHO Launches "Treat, Train, Retain" to Confront HIV-Related Health Worker Shortages
• Resource Spotlights include:
  • One Million More - Mobilizing the African Diaspora Healthcare Professionals for Capacity Building in Africa
  • HRH Strategic Planning

Last 10 Resources

Make Better Use of Provider Time in Public Health Clinics
Concern about increasing demand for reproductive health services has led program managers to examine the productivity and costs of existing programs. While all programs can advocate for additional funds from their governments and establish or increase prices for services to clients, often they can also use their existing resources more efficiently. Evidence from reproductive health programs across developing countries suggests that service providers are often underutilized. [author’s description]

Human Resources for Health in Europe
This book examines some of the major challenges facing health care professions in Europe and the potential responses to these challenges. The authors document how health care systems in Europe are confronting existing challenges in relation to the health workforce and identify the strategies that are likely to be most effective in optimizing the management of health professionals in the future. [publisher’s description]

HIV/AIDS and the Public Sector Workforce: an Action Guide for Managers
This action guide offers practical guidance on creating or expanding HIV/AIDS workplace programs for civil services. [publisher’s description] Appendix 1 contains Botswana’s sexual harassment in the workplace policy.

Migration, Retention and Return of Health Professionals – the Zambian Case: the Challenge of Managing a Health Care System in Crisis
This presentation covers the human resource for health crisis in Zambia, the migration of health professionals, the impact on health service delivery, current initiatives, country-level solutions, challenges to implementing the HRH strategic plan and options to mitigate the HR crisis in developing countries and the global level. [adapted from author]

Cross-National Comparisons of Human Resources for Health - What Can We Learn?
This article investigates systematically the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of cross-national comparisons of HRH policies and practices. [from abstract]

Human Resources for Health in the WHO European Region
This document reviews the HRH situation in the WHO European Region including key methodological issues (the relevance of HRH, education, management, regulation, etc.), key HRH facts and figures for the region, and the main EURO policy proposals for supporting member states in this complex sphere. [adapted author's description]

Setting Safe Nurse Staffing Levels: an Exploration of the Issues
Over the years, there have been many attempts to develop a universally acceptable and reliable formula which will be able to predict the precise nurse staffing levels needed to ensure patient safety. Even if this is not a realistic goal, the [RCN’s 2000 Congress] resolution provided a timely opportunity to reconsider the important professional and managerial issues associated with setting safe staffing levels. [adapted from author’s description]

Training Manual on Management of Human Resources for Health
This comprehensive training manual on human resources management was created by WHO in response to the prediction that human resource policies and plans would have little impact without an adequate management infrastructure to implement them. The training modules are designed to improve the effectiveness of health personnel management systems. [adapted from author]

Supporting Staff Through Effective Supervision: How to Assess, Plan and Implement More Effective Clinic Supervision
This brief addresses the important area of clinic supervision. It is aimed at district management teams; clinic supervisors and program managers may find it especially useful. Key areas of effective supervision are presented with the aim of assisting district management teams to critically assess clinic supervision. [author’s description]

How to Monitor and Address Absenteeism in District Hospitals
Many health service managers are familiar with the problem of absenteeism in district hospitals. It affects the running of the hospital and can seriously compromise the quality of care which patients receive. High levels of absenteeism, both on the part of individuals or in the whole hospital, are often symptomatic of underlying problems. Addressing these issues can result in lower absenteeism levels that benefits staff, managers and patients. [adapted from author's description]

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