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Laura Wurts, IntraHealth International, Program Officer
Laura Wurts supports the Workforce Performance Support team for CapacityPlus. She has over three years experience in human resources for health, specifically health worker productivity and retention. Under the USAID-funded Capacity Project, Wurts worked on initiatives in Central and Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. She holds a master’s degree in public affairs with a specialty in management and international affairs. Wurts brings specific expertise in project management and operations, subgrant management, financial monitoring, and field logistics.

Expertise

• Workforce performance support
• Project management and operations
• Partnerships and subgrant management
• Budget development and financial monitoring
• Field planning and logisitcs

Selected Publications

Jaskiewicz, Wanda, Kate Tulenko, Peter Rockers, Laura Wurts, and George Mgomella. 2010. Retaining hospital workers: A rapid methodology to determine incentive packages. World Hospitals and Health Services, 46 no. 3: 8-11. http://www.ihf-fih.org/en/Publications/Journals/World-Hospitals/World-Ho...

Degrees
Master of Public Affairs, Indiana University, Nonprofit Management, Comparative and International Affairs
Bachelor of Arts in Business Management, University of Kentucky, Psychology Minor

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