Our parent organization, IntraHealth International, has released the Annual Report for 2008, and we invite everyone to read it here. Health informatics — in particular, human resources information system strengthening — is a priority technical area for IntraHealth. In 2008 IntraHealth, through the Capacity Project, deployed HR information systems at 11 organizations:
In Uganda and nine other sub-Saharan countries facing serious shortages of health workers, the IntraHealth-led Capacity Project has strengthened human resources information systems (HRIS) using a five-step participatory process and pioneering free open source software solutions that were recognized as a best practice by participants at a World Health Organization-sponsored meeting on public health tools. Data from the certification and licensing information system installed at the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council are now influencing health workforce projections and funding, as well as ensuring that health workers are in good standing with their regulatory authority.
Please review the full report on IntraHealth’s website (PDF).
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