Feeding the World in 2050 – A Policy Symposium
by globalhealth on Nov 26, 2012 in Events, Past Events
The UCD Institute of Food and Health will host a policy seminar on the topic: Feeding the World in 2050 on the 15th and 16th January 2013....
Reflections on the Global Fund: An open letter from Michel Kazatchkine
by globalhealth on Mar 21, 2012 in Policy
Stepping down after five years as Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, Michel Kazatchkine shares his parting...
IFGH submission on health to Irish Aid White Paper Review
by globalhealth on Feb 17, 2012 in Policy
The IFGH welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the White Paper review and has undertaken a wide and inclusive consultation process with its members through a series of open consultation meetings, eForum discussions and use of social media. This 5000 word submission provides a coherent and focused contribution...
IFGH 2012: Human Resource for Health (HRH) Database Linkage and Harmonisation in Uganda
by globalhealth on Jan 31, 2012 in Conference Abstracts
To determine the geographical and skill mix distribution of qualified health workers in Uganda; identify the current efforts to improve the quality of available information on staff distribution; determine the level of integration of existing data on staff distribution; and identify the successes and challenges of...
IFGH 2012: Geography, Dependency and Hidden Labour in National Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)
by globalhealth on Jan 31, 2012 in Conference Abstracts
We consider implementation of a national HMIS in four different African national settings, two in a production stage and the other two at advanced stages of rollout. Each has taken different approaches to the geographic architecture of the...
IFGH 2012: ‘From Dream to Reality’ – The National HRH Observatory- Sudan Success Story
by globalhealth on Jan 31, 2012 in Conference Abstracts
NHRHO missions to continuously generate and provide evidence and convene stakeholders to inform and support policy and decision-making in HRH. The goal of the observatory is to monitor trends in patterns of the health workforce to generate reliable and instant data, information and evidence needed for human resource...
IFGH 2012: Support, Train and Empower Managers (STEM)
by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts
The overall objective of STEM is to strengthen the Human Resource Management (HRM) function at district and health facility level, by increasing the capacity of managers to support and supervise their...