Foreword
Human Resources for Health 2014 12(Suppl 1):I1
Published on: 12 May 2014
Volume 12 Supplement 1
Addressing the human resources for health crisis through task-shifting and retention: results from the Africa Health Systems Initiative's research component
Research
Edited by Esmé Lanktree, Marc Cohen, Renée Larocque and Francis Omaswa (Guest Editor)
The publication costs associated with this supplement are funded by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada and the International Development Research Centre through the Global Health Research Initiative. Articles have undergone the journal's standard peer review process for supplements. Supplement Editor declarations: Esmé Lanktree serves as Program Management Officer with the Global Health Research Initiative. Renée Larocque serves as Senior Program Officer with the Global Health Research Initiative. Marc Cohen serves as Program Officer with the Global Health Research Initiative. The Global Health Research Initiative supported the assembly and publication of this supplement. The views expressed in this supplement are those of the authors alone and do not represent the views of the Global Health Research Initiative, the International Development Research Centre, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, nor Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. Francis Omaswa declares that he has no competing interests.
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Introduction
Human Resources for Health 2014 12(Suppl 1):I2
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Research
Evaluation of recruitment and retention strategies for health workers in rural Zambia
In response to Zambia’s critical human resources for health challenges, a number of strategies have been implemented to recruit and retain health workers in rural and remote areas. Prior to this study, the eff...
Human Resources for Health 2014 12(Suppl 1):S1
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Skills of general health workers in primary eye care in Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania
Primary eye care (PEC) in sub-Saharan Africa usually means the diagnosis, treatment, and referral of eye conditions at the most basic level of the health system by primary health care workers (PHCWs), who rece...
Human Resources for Health 2014 12(Suppl 1):S2
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Task shifting in primary eye care: how sensitive and specific are common signs and symptoms to predict conditions requiring referral to specialist eye personnel?
The inclusion of primary eye care (PEC) in the scope of services provided by general primary health care (PHC) workers is a ‘task shifting’ strategy to help increase access to eye care in Africa. PEC training,...
Human Resources for Health 2014 12(Suppl 1):S3
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Task shifting for cataract surgery in eastern Africa: productivity and attrition of non-physician cataract surgeons in Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania
This project examined the surgical productivity and attrition of non-physician cataract surgeons (NPCSs) in Tanzania, Malawi, and Kenya.
Human Resources for Health 2014 12(Suppl 1):S4
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A qualitative analysis of health professionals’ job descriptions for surgical service delivery in Uganda
The ever increasing demand for surgical services in sub-Saharan Africa is creating a need to increase the number of health workers able to provide surgical care. This calls for the optimisation of all availabl...
Human Resources for Health 2014 12(Suppl 1):S5
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An exploratory analysis of the regionalization policy for the recruitment of health workers in Burkina Faso
Health personnel retention in remote areas is a key health systems issue wordwide. To deal with this issue, since 2002 the government of Burkina Faso has implemented a staff retention policy, the regionalized ...
Human Resources for Health 2014 12(Suppl 1):S6
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Which incentive package will retain regionalized health personnel in Burkina Faso: a discrete choice experiment
The lack of motivation of health workers to practice in rural areas remains a crucial problem for decision-makers, as it deprives the majority of access to health care. To solve the problem, many countries hav...
Human Resources for Health 2014 12(Suppl 1):S7
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Nursing and midwife staffing needs in maternity wards in Burkina Faso referral hospitals
In 2006, Burkina Faso set up a policy to subsidize the cost of obstetric and neonatal emergency care. This policy has undoubtedly increased attendance at all levels of the health pyramid. The aim of this study...
Human Resources for Health 2014 12(Suppl 1):S8
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