Conference Abstracts

IFGH 2012: D-Tree Decision Support to Community Health Workers

by globalhealth on Jan 31, 2012 in Conference Abstracts, IFGH 2011-2012 Conference and Events

Posted by Irish Forum for Global Health | Conference Abstracts Authors:Mitchell, M Author Affiliations:D-tree International, Lecturer, Harvard School of Public Health, USA Option 2– Lessons from the field; project and programme evaluations; and syntheses … Continue reading "IFGH 2012: D-Tree Decision...

IFGH 2012: Task Sharing: The Human Resource Cost of HIV Scale-up in Zambia

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

This study uses trends in HIV and non-HIV service workloads in Zambia to illustrate â€˜task sharingâ€™, where staff take on additional clinical...

IFGH 2012: A Model for Motivation of Community Health Workers

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

We formed CHWs into 15-20 member peer support groups based on the Care Group model, and trained the groups to conduct community mobilization and behaviour change communication at the household...

IFGH 2012: Who is doing what? Performance of the Emergency Obstetric Signal Functions by Non- Physician Clinicians and Nurse-Midwives in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The Health System Strengthening for Equity: The Power and Potential of Mid- Level Providers (HSSE) project sought to document the current use of nurses, nurse-midwives and NPCs in delivering EmOC in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. One of the main aims of the project was to explore actual performance of EmOC and other...

IFGH 2012: Towards the Improvement of the Loss of Pharmacy Technicians from the Public Health System in Thailand

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The study aimed at exploring the background of the advanced vocational curriculum management for pharmacy technicians (PTs) among nine institutions under the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH)supervision. In addition, this study also focused on situations of loss and gain in public hospitals and measured the level of...

IFGH 2012: Motivating and Retaining Mid-level Cadres in Obstetric Services

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The HSSE project aimed to support health system strengthening for equity in Africa by building an evidence base on the role of mid-level providers (MLP) in maternal and neonatal health and promoting greater political leaderships and critical policy action on this issue. One of the key research questions was â€˜What...

IFGH 2012: Influences on the Motivation, Performance and Job Satisfaction of Primary Health Care Providers in Rural Tanzania

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

This study was conducted in the frame of the QUALMAT research project which seeks to improve the quality of Maternal and Neonatal health (MNH) care in rural sub-Saharan Africa. It was undertaken in Tanzania to gain a detailed insight into the influences on MNH provider motivation, performance and job...

IFGH 2012: The Challenges of Developing a Tool to Monitor Changes in Health Worker Motivation at Primary Care Level in Ghana

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The QUALMAT project seeks to improve the quality of maternal and neonatal health (MNH) care in rural sub- Saharan Africa. Provider skills and motivation levels are considered to hold the key to their performance. An incentive scheme and a Clinical Decision Support System will be piloted at selected primary level...

Conference Abstracts

IFGH 2012: D-Tree Decision Support to Community Health Workers

IFGH 2012: Task Sharing: The Human Resource Cost of HIV Scale-up in Zambia

IFGH 2012: A Model for Motivation of Community Health Workers

IFGH 2012: Who is doing what? Performance of the Emergency Obstetric Signal Functions by Non- Physician Clinicians and Nurse-Midwives in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania

IFGH 2012: Towards the Improvement of the Loss of Pharmacy Technicians from the Public Health System in Thailand

IFGH 2012: Motivating and Retaining Mid-level Cadres in Obstetric Services

IFGH 2012: Influences on the Motivation, Performance and Job Satisfaction of Primary Health Care Providers in Rural Tanzania

IFGH 2012: The Challenges of Developing a Tool to Monitor Changes in Health Worker Motivation at Primary Care Level in Ghana

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