HRH Global Resource Center - Tools & Guides

Advancing Gender Equality in Health Systems

Mon, 09 Nov 2015 15:24:45 +0000

CapacityPlus developed learning tools to address the challenges of gender inequalities and discrimination in the health workforce and health professional education systems and promote gender- transformative principles in advocacy, policy-making, and program implementation. [from resource]

mHealth Field Guide for Newborn Health

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:10:13 +0000

This guide that explains how mHealth serves newborn health through referral and tracking of mothers and infants, decision support for CHWs, CHW supervision, scheduling and tracking postpartum and postnatal visits, and teaching and counseling for mothers and families. Case studies are provided from Afghanistan, India, Malawi and Indonesia. Links to resources for planning, implementation and evaluation are included along with lessons learned across the case studies. [from abstract]

Creating Technical Assistance Libraries to Capture Tacit Knowledge

Tue, 19 May 2015 12:20:54 +0000

In international nongovernmental organizations such as Pathfinder International, staff often lack quick and easy access to the expertise of their colleagues due to demands on time, competing priorities, and lack of systems to capture this knowledge. To address this issue, Pathfinder created a collection of high-quality technical resources that also includes the experiences of technical advisors in using the resources.

Guide to the Performance Appraisal System in the Civil Service and Local Authorities

Fri, 15 May 2015 15:36:54 +0000

The purpose of this guide is to assist the Appraising Officer (Supervisor) and the Appraisee in the effective implementation of the PAS in the Civil Service and Local Authorities. [from introduction]

Geospatial Analysis in Global Health M&E

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:51:48 +0000

Geospatial Analysis in Global Health: A Monitoring and Evaluation Guide for Making Informed Decisions provides monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practitioners an overview of geospatial analysis techniques applicable to their work. This guide shows how geospatial analysis can be used to support public health program decision-making along with routine planning and M&E. [from abstract]

Designing Participatory Meetings and Brownbags: A TOPS Quick Guide to Linking Development Practitioners

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:07:30 +0000

This resource contains ideas on designing meetings and brownbags that are engaging and build inopportunities for participant dialogue. [from resource]

Guide to Monitoring and Evaluation System Design for Value Chain Projects

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:00:47 +0000

The intention of this guide is to give project design teams, project M&E staff and project managers the tools and guidelines they need to effectively plan for and manage highly-effective systems for monitoring and evaluating value chain projects. In doing so, the guide aims to enable CARE to improve the performance of value chain interventions and improve CARE‘s ability to test the Market Engagement Theory of Change.

Condom Use Toolkit

Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:35:04 +0000

Male and female condoms are the only contraceptive methods that provide dual protection against both unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV. Through state-of-the-art scientific evidence, programmatic guidance, and implementation tools, the Condom Use Toolkit assists health policy makers, program managers, service providers, and others in planning, managing, evaluating, and supporting the provision of condoms. Many items in the Condom Use Toolkit can be adapted for use in specific country contexts and unique program circumstances. [from introduction]

Health Workforce Productivity Analysis and Improvement Toolkit

Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:02:40 +0000

The Health Workforce Productivity Analysis and Improvement Toolkit describes a step-wise process to measure the productivity of facility-based health workers, understand the underlying causes of productivity problems, and identify potential interventions to address them and improve health service delivery and achieve health goals. This toolkit focuses specifically on the productivity of facility-based health workers and not that of the health system as a whole. [from introduction]

Scaling Up Health Workforce Education and Training: Guide for Applying the Bottlenecks and Best Buys Approach

Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:12:54 +0000

Bottlenecks and Best Buys Approach is designed to help educational institutions identify obstacles to increasing the production of competent and qualified graduates that can be overcome through limited yet strategic investments. This guide draws from the project’s experience of adapting and applying the approach in more than 30 nursing, midwifery, medical, health assistant, and community health extension worker schools, both public and privately owned, in seven African countries. [from introduction]