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If you are attending the Global Health Council Conference, please plan to stop by the Capacity Project's auxiliary event on Wednesday evening: Using Better Data, Making Better Decisions. It is being held in the Ambassador Ballroom on May 27 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Incentives: refreshments, a chance to win an iPod Touch and a flash drive giveaway with the Toolkit and software (supplies limited).I will be there to demonstrate and answer questions about...

Please plan to join us for one or more of the events we have planned for Global Health Council's 36th Annual Conference this week. This is a great opportunity to meet members of the HRIS strengthening team, learn more about the HRIS software we have developed and learn how our efforts are improving countries' ability to meet health care needs. Health Workforce: Using Better Data, Making Better Decisions Wednesday, May 27, 5:30-7:30 pm, Ambassador...

Wednesday, May 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Omni Shoreham Hotel Ambassador BallroomThe Capacity Project will present an interactive expo as an auxiliary event at the Global Health Council conference in Washington, DC.Participants will have the opportunity to: Experience useful resources and tools Engage in hands-on demonstrations of the Project’s technology solutions Learn about countries’ successes and challenges View a short film about Uganda’s...

Dr. Pamela McQuide will share IntraHealth’s experience in strengthening human resources information systems (HRIS) during a panel session at the 36th International Conference on Global Health on May 29, 2:30–4:15, in Washington, DC. The panel, Health Workforce: Addressing the Crisis, will be moderated by IntraHealth’s Anne Wilson, director of the Capacity Project.Doctors, nurses and other health professionals form the backbone of a country's...

IntraHealth International will highlight its commitment to leveraging technology to benefit the people of the developing world during the 36th annual International Conference on Global Health in Washington D.C., May 26-30. Hosted by the Global Health Council, this year's conference, "New Technologies + Proven Strategies = Healthy Communities," focuses on the ways in which technologies in combination with best practices and evidence-based policies...

The Capacity Project, in collaboration with the East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) Health Community and WHO, conducted the “Africa Regional Meeting on Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS): Taking Stock, Sharing Lessons and Setting the Agenda for the Future” on April 20-24 in Arusha, Tanzania. Over 50 HR managers and technology experts represented ten countries where the Capacity Project has been working to strengthen HRIS, joined by...

"Indeed, few countries in sub-Saharan Africa even know precisely how many health workers they have and where those workers are distributed. More than 40 percent of these countries lack data on how many community health workers operate within their borders, for instance. NGOs can help fill such information gaps. They should start by teaming up with the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) and other multilateral groups to help answer, for...

We are gearing up for two major workshops we are holding next week at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. Both workshops are bringing together experts in health workforce planning and human resource information systems, and the results of both should greatly enhance our HRIS Strengthening program.The first workshop, on December 11-12, is the initial meeting of the PEPFAR HRIS Inventory Project Working Group. This workshop will kick off an effort...

Leaders of the HRIS Strengthening technical leadership area presented the Project’s work in this area to a USAID audience on May 3. The presentation illustrated the importance of improved HR data for service delivery by sharing experiences in improving the HRIS in Uganda to date. The Project’s approach includes fostering collaboration among stakeholders and leadership for the information system, ensuring the system responds to country priorities...