Human Resouce Development

Human Resource Development Plan

Developed for the Ministry of Health in Jordan under the Human Resource Development Project by Jennifer Huddart, Initiatives Inc., 2005.

The goal of the Human Resource Assessment and Development project was to provide the Jordan Ministry of Health with the information to be able to make decisions about the future of their human resources and to have an understanding of the approaches and the tools which will help them to continue to monitor and plan for their human resources as circumstances change in the future. This report summarizes the key findings of the project, including a mapping of the central MOH, a baseline analysis, studies of MOH retention and management policies, and workforce projections. (These documents are also available individually, in hard copy only).

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Rwanda Human Resources Assessment for HIV/AIDS Service Scale-Up

Prepared for the Quality Assurance Project by Rebecca Furth, Robert Gass, and Jean Kagubare, Initiatives Inc., 2005-06.

This series of reports emerged from a nine-month study of the human resources and HIV/AIDS situation in Rwanda. The purpose of the study was to assist the Government of Rwanda to determine how many staff, or what types and at what costs would be required to meet HIV/AIDS service delivery goals. The study documents include a Summary Report, containing highlights of study findings and recommendations; Phase 1 Report, documenting the national human resources situation; Phase 2 Report, detailing findings of sample site data collection at 20 different facilities across Rwanda; and Phase 3 Report, presenting analysis of staffing requirements and scenarios for HIV/AIDS scale-up.

• Phase 1 Report: National Human Resources Assessment. Operations Research Results. Published for the U.S. Agency for International Development by QAP.
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• Phases 2 Report: Sample Site Data Collection and Analysis. Operations Research Results. Published for the U.S. Agency for International Development by QAP.
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• Phase 3 Report: Staffing Implications and Scenarios for HIV/AIDS Services Scale-Up. Operations Research Results. Published for the U.S. Agency for International Development by QAP.
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• Summary Report
  
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Zambia Performance-Based Incentives Final Study

Prepared for the Quality Assurance Project by Rebecca Furth, Initiatives Inc., 2005

This report documents findings from a 15-month pilot study of the effects of financial and non-financial awards on staff motivation and health facility performance. The study was built around clearly documented and shared health facility performance standards that included HMIS indicators, client satisfaction, health center cleanliness, and rational prescription of antibiotics in addition to process standards such as the development of performance plans and definition of clear actions to address problems. It was conducted in two districts in Zambia, one testing out trophies as non-financial incentives and the other providing cash awards for both high performance and improvement. Study results indicate that non-financial awards are more motivating for staff and influential on facility performance than financial awards, in part because they are not nearly as controversial and financial awards.

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Zambia HIV/AIDS Workforce Study: Preparing for Scale-Up

Developed for the Central Board of Health in Zambia under the USAID-funded Quality Assurance Project by Jenny Huddart, Rebecca Furth, Joyce V. Lyons, Initiatives Inc., 2004.

Anticipating massive scale-up of its HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), Prevention of Mother-to Child Transmission (P-MTCT), and Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) services with a Global Fund award, the Central Board of Health in Zambia commissioned a study of the human resource implications of its intended national expansion of current HIV/AIDS services. The research was carried out by Initiatives through the Quality Assurance Project.

The study collected data at 16 government, NGO, and private sites across Zambia that currently provide VCT, P-MTCT, and ART services, to determine the staffing and cost implications of scale-up. The study's approach and results will be of particular interest to individuals, programs, and countries concerned with the human resource implications of scaling up HIV/AIDS services.

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The Health Sector Human Resource Crisis in Africa: An Issues Paper

Initial draft prepared for the Academy for Educational Development by Jenny Huddart, Initiatives Inc., 2002-2003.

This issues paper was prepared under the USAID-funded Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) project to discuss the human resources crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper, initially drafted by Initiatives’ Vice President Jenny Huddart, was used as a background document for the meeting organized by the World Bank and WHO/AFRO on “Building Strategic Partnerships in Education in Health in Africa” held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January/February 2002.

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Human Resources Study: A Report Compiled from the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Zimbabwe

Jenny Huddart and Martha Musarurwa. Initiatives, Inc., February 1999.

This study was designed to assist the Zimbabwean Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (MOHCW), providing guidance for the provision of adequate numbers of properly qualified and well-motivated staff. The Study includes information regarding the present (1999) staffing situation and minimum staffing standards for the health sector in Zimbabwe. This information was compiled to enable the MOHCW to project the numbers of staff required in the next 10 years and the feasibility, in terms of professional training, of reaching the staffing targets within the decade.