Examining Challenges Affecting Management of Health Workers’ Information in Uganda : Examining Challenges Affecting Management of Health Workers’ Information in Uganda

Abstract: Background To effectively plan for human resources for health, health managers need to keep track of the size and composition of their human resources and to anticipate their future needs. Effective strategic planning is however informed by quality and reliable workforce information. However, in Uganda, existence and access to adequate information on human resources for health still remains a challenge. This limits the capacity of health managers to effectively monitor and make policies. To this end, this study set out to examine the challenges that affect the management of health human resources information in Uganda; with an aim to recommend a single authoritative source of health workforce information that can provide an accurate count of all health work-force in Uganda’s health system. Methods We used qualitative methods to examine the challenges that are affecting the management of health workers information in Uganda. Key informant interviews were conducted with purposively s.... https://jhia-online.org/index.php/jhia/article/view/246

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Examining Challenges Affecting Management of Health Workers’ Information in Uganda ; volume:6 ; number:2 ; day:03 ; month:11 ; year:2019
Journal of health informatics in Africa ; 6, Heft 2 (03.11.2019)

Creator
Mpiima, Jamiru
Nabukenya, Josephine

DOI
10.12856/JHIA-2019-v6-i2-246
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021022209092031548647
Rights
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Mpiima, Jamiru
  • Nabukenya, Josephine

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