Training Health Workers: We Need Practical and Long-Term Solutions
This month’s Health Affairs issue “Lessons from Around the World” highlights some of the most pressing issues in health systems strengthening and human resources for health.
Preventing AIDS Deaths Need Not Be a Fight: A Health Systems Approach
Whatever the disease or health sector of priority—be it HIV/AIDS, malaria, family planning, labor and delivery, or pneumonia—six components of the health system must be functioning and integrated in order for health impacts to be maximized.
Bottlenecks: Addressing the AIDS Epidemic Through Increasing Human Resources for Health
In a world where over 33 million people are living with AIDS it is imperative to address the human resources for health (HRH) crisis.
World Health Organization Releases New Policy on Retaining Health Workers
Earlier this month, the World Health Organization released “Increasing access to health workers in remote and rural areas through improved retention.”
Domestic Organization Capitalizes on iHRIS Manage Software
iHRIS Manage, open source software created to support organizations in developing countries to design and manage a comprehensive human resources strategy, has now found a domestic audience. Recently...
Global Health Solutions Begin with Health Workers
Health workers—community health educators, medical assistants, nurses, midwives, doctors, and others are key to improving people’s lives.
Lancet Reports Steady Decline in Maternal Deaths Throughout the World: Key Advances in Saving Lives
Maternal mortality has always been one of the most difficult indications of progress to measure.
World Health Day 2010: Urbanization and Health
This year’s World Health Day theme—Urbanization and Health—reflects the rising number of people living in cities around the world.
