Uganda Adds 43,000+ Health Workers, Expands Access to Care in 128 Districts

February 25, 2020Between 2014 and 2019, Uganda added more than 43,000 health workers in 128 districts, thanks to IntraHealth International’sStrengthening Human Resources for Health (SHRH) in Uganda Activity.In 2015, Uganda was far below the World Health Organization standard of 2.3doctors,nurses, and midwives per 1,000 people. And while new workers were graduating from health professional schools, they weren’t filling the major service gaps because staffing structures in Uganda weren’t set up to meet the country’s increased demands and changing health needs, such as maternal health services (Uganda ' s maternal mortality rate is387 per 100,000 live births) and services for the1.4 million Ugandans living with HIV.With funding from the US Agency for International Development, IntraHealth worked in 128 districts to increase the number of qualified health workers who can provide high-quality health services from 63,872 in 2014 to over 107,000 in 2019.We did this by:decreasing health worker absenteeismintroducing digital health tools to monitor health workforce patternsaddressing gender equality concerns in the workplaceproviding preservice tools and competency-based trainingAnd we saw even more results:More health workersAfter the five-year project ended in 2019,iHRIS—IntraHealth’s free and open-source software that helps countries around the world track and manage their health workforce data—was fully functional in over70% of the project...

Source: IntraHealth International - February 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Uganda Strengthening Human Resources for Health Activity Digital Health Human Resources Management Gender Equality Health Workforce & Systems Management and Performance Nursing Midwifery Quality of Care Midwives Nurses Physicia Source Type: news