Thematic Series

Research    
Sustainable scaling up of good quality health worker education for tuberculosis control in Indonesia: a case study
Carmelia Basri, Karin Bergström, Wanda Walton, Asik Surya, Jan Voskens, Firdosi Metha
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:85 (16 November 2009)
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Review    
Equity-oriented toolkit for health technology assessment and knowledge translation: application to scaling up of training and education for health workers
Erin Ueffing, Peter Tugwell, Janet Hatcher Roberts, Peter Walker, Nadia Hamel, Vivian Welch
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:67 (5 August 2009)
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Research    
Addressing gaps in surgical skills training by means of low-cost simulation at Muhimbili University in Tanzania
Stephanie Taché, Naboth Mbembati, Nell Marshall, Frank Tendick, Charles Mkony, Patricia O'Sullivan
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:64 (27 July 2009)
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Commentary    
Empowering health personnel for decentralized health planning in India: The Public Health Resource Network
Anuska Kalita, Sarover Zaidi, Vandana Prasad, VR Raman
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:57 (20 July 2009)
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Review    
Designing financial-incentive programmes for return of medical service in underserved areas: seven management functions
Till Bärnighausen, David E Bloom
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:52 (26 June 2009)
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Commentary    
Task shifting: the answer to the human resources crisis in Africa?
Uta Lehmann, Wim Van Damme, Francoise Barten, David Sanders
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:49 (21 June 2009)
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Methodology    
Narrowing the gap between eye care needs and service provision: the service-training nexus
Keith Masnick
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:35 (23 April 2009)
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Review    
Building capacity without disrupting health services: public health education for Africa through distance learning
Lucy Alexander, Ehi Uche Igumbor, David Sanders
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:28 (1 April 2009)
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Research    
Existing capacity to manage pharmaceuticals and related commodities in East Africa: an assessment with specific reference to antiretroviral therapy
Paul J Waako, Richard Odoi-adome, Celestino Obua, Erisa Owino, Winnie Tumwikirize, Jasper Ogwal-okeng, Willy W Anokbonggo, Lloyd Matowe, Onesky Aupont
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:21 (9 March 2009)
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Case study    
Essential trauma management training: addressing service delivery needs in active conflict zones in eastern Myanmar
Allison J Richard, Catherine I Lee, Matthew G Richard, Eh Kalu Shwe Oo, Thomas Lee, Lawrence Stock
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:19 (3 March 2009)
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Commentary    
Conditions underpinning success in joint service-education workforce planning
Mary Ellen Purkis, Barbara Herringer, Lynn Stevenson, Laureen Styles, Jocelyne Van Neste-Kenny
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:17 (25 February 2009)
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Review    
Physician supply forecast: better than peering in a crystal ball?
Dominique Roberfroid, Christian Leonard, Sabine Stordeur
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:10 (13 February 2009)
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Research    
Programme evaluation training for health professionals in francophone Africa: process, competence acquisition and use
Valéry Ridde, Pierre Fournier, Baya Banza, Caroline Tourigny, Dieudonné Ouédraogo
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:3 (15 January 2009)
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Commentary    
Effective scale-up: avoiding the same old traps
Pape A Gaye, David Nelson
Human Resources for Health 2009, 7:2 (14 January 2009)
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Methodology    
A strategy to improve skills in pharmaceutical supply management in East Africa: the regional technical resource collaboration for pharmaceutical management
Lloyd Matowe, Paul Waako, Richard Odoi Adome, Isaac Kibwage, Omary Minzi, Emile Bienvenu
Human Resources for Health 2008, 6:30 (23 December 2008)
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Research    
Development of a quality assurance handbook to improve educational courses in Africa
Helen M Nabwera, Sue Purnell, Imelda Bates
Human Resources for Health 2008, 6:28 (18 December 2008)
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Research    
Appropriate training and retention of community doctors in rural areas: a case study from Mali
Monique Van Dormael, Sylvie Dugas, Yacouba Kone, Seydou Coulibaly, Mansour Sy, Bruno Marchal, Dominique Desplats
Human Resources for Health 2008, 6:25 (18 November 2008)
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Review    
Human resources for maternal health: multi-purpose or specialists?
Vincent Fauveau, Della R Sherratt, Luc de Bernis
Human Resources for Health 2008, 6:21 (30 September 2008)
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Review    
Training of front-line health workers for tuberculosis control: Lessons from Nigeria and Kyrgyzstan
Niyi Awofeso, Irina Schelokova, Abubakar Dalhatu
Human Resources for Health 2008, 6:20 (29 September 2008)
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Methodology    
Developing a competency-based curriculum in HIV for nursing schools in Haiti
Elisa Knebel, Nancy Puttkammer, Adrien Demes, Ruth Devirois, Mona Prismy
Human Resources for Health 2008, 6:17 (29 August 2008)
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Research    
Scaling up kangaroo mother care in South Africa: 'on-site' versus 'off-site' educational facilitation
Anne-Marie Bergh, Elise van Rooyen, Robert C Pattinson
Human Resources for Health 2008, 6:13 (23 July 2008)
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