Data for Decision-Making

Programmers Embrace International Standards for Zimbabwe’s Health Worker Registry

Sarah Dwyer — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 14:15:31 +0000

This post originally appeared on IntraHealth International’s Tumblr.

These programmers see the light and embrace international standards for the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Care’s new national health worker registry.

The registry is a database that will pull together a basic set of data on health workers from various information systems in the country.

Once the data are available, health leaders can use them to make all kinds of decisions that can improve the health of Zimbabweans—from influencing health workforce policy to improving the delivery of clinical services.

Author's name:

Carol Bales

Publication Date:

August 2014

Empowered Health Workers Improve Health Care, One Facility at a Time

Carol Bales — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:01:30 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Frontline Health Workers Coalition blog.

“What inspires me is when I see patients critically ill and then recovering, laughing, smiling—I feel great,” says Agnes Masagwayi, a senior clinical health officer in Mbale District, Uganda. “I love my job with all my heart.”

But her health facility, she admits, was in “a bad state.” Running water was sporadic. Essential drugs ran out. Space for maternity care was so limited that many women delivered babies on the floor. Infection control was poor. And there weren’t nearly enough health workers to meet the demand.

Author's name:

Sarah Dwyer

Publication Date:

April 2014