HRH Global Resource Center - Zimbabwe

Barriers and Motivators to Early Utilization of Ante Natal Care Services in Chipinge South District in Zimbabwe: A Qualitative Study

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:51:25 +0000

Zimbabwe is ranked amongst the countries with highest maternal mortality rate in the world. Lack of early Ante
Natal Care (ANC) use and home deliveries by pregnant women are amongst the drivers of maternal mortality in the
country. The study therefore delved on identifying barriers and motivators to early use of ANC and delivering at health
facilities in Chipinge South District [from abstract]

Lessons on Attraction and Retention of Health Staff

Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:52:39 +0000

This predominantly quantitative research paper interrogates the attraction and retention of health professionals at eleven randomly selected health centres in Gweru municipality, Zimbabwe. [from abstract]

Work Experience, Job-Fulfillment and Burnout among VMMC Providers in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

Fri, 06 Jun 2014 14:21:33 +0000

This analysis examines this issue of performance and attrition in [voluntary medical male circumcision] programs by looking descriptively at job-fulfillment and burnout. [from introduction]

Traditional Birth Attendants and Policy Ambivalence in Zimbabwe

Tue, 13 May 2014 17:55:57 +0000

This paper analyses the importance of the services rendered by traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to pregnantwomen in Zimbabwe.It argues that, though an integral part of the health system, the ambivalence in terms of policy on the part of the government leaves them in a predicament. [from abstract]

Removing Financial Barriers to Access Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health Services: The Challenges and Policy Implications for Human Resources for Health

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:43:14 +0000

This research aimed to assess how policies reducing demand-side barriers to access to health care have affected service delivery with a particular focus on human resources for health using case studies in five countries (Ghana, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Zambia and Zimbabwe). In each the authors reviewed financing and HRH policies, considered the impact financing policy change had made on health service utilization rates, analysed the distribution of health staff and their actual and potential workloads, and compared remuneration terms in the public sectors. [from abstract]

Human Resource Implications of Improving Financial Risk Protection for Mothers and Newborns in Zimbabwe

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:35:10 +0000

There is a growing consensus that user fees undermine equitable access to essential health care in many low and middle income countries. Changes to fees have major implications for human resources for health (HRH), though the linkages are rarely explicitly examined. This study aimed to examine the inter-linkages in Zimbabwe in order to generate lessons for HRH and fee policies, with particular respect to reproductive, maternal and newborn health. [from abstract]

District Health Executives in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe: Are They Performing as Expected?

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:29:34 +0000

This study investigated the reasons for the poor performance of the district health executives reported by provincial health managers in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe. [adapted from abstract]

In Zimbabwe: Integrating Supply Chain Management into Pre-Service Training of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Nurses

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:53:30 +0000

This brief oulines an initiative to implement a pre-service training strategy for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and nurses thatis expected to strengthen in-country capacity to manage national supply chains and ensure uninterrupted access to essential health commodities. [adapted from author]

Problem-Solving Therapy for Depression and Common Mental Disorders in Zimbabwe: Piloting a Task-Shifting Primary Mental Health Care Intervention in a Population with a High Prvalence of People Living with HIV

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:04:29 +0000

This article outlines the pilot of a low-cost multi-component intervention for depression and other common mental disorders, locally adapted from problem-solving therapy and delivered by trained and supervised female lay workers, to learn if was feasible and possibly effective and how best to implement it on a larger scale. [adapted from abstract]

Improving Performance of Healthcare Providers Through Structured On-the-Job Training: A Pilot Test in Zimbabwe and Kenya

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:14:45 +0000

This pilot-test evaluation looked at feasibility as well as acceptability of structured on the job training as an intervention to improve the performance of providers. [from author]