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Answering the Call For More Nigerian Midwives

Amanda Puckett with Samuel Ngobua | CapacityPlus | May 1, 2013

“The world needs more midwives now more than ever,” said the Honorable Minister of Health of Nigeria, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate. On May 6, Pate was joined by stakeholders and international development partners [...] to celebrate the 2013 International Day of Midwives. Read More »

Building Local Skills To Support The Open Source iHRIS Software

Carol Bales | CapacityPlus | September 10, 2013

Over 20 countries are implementing the open source iHRIS software to manage and plan their health workforce. CapacityPlus, along with other USAID projects led by IntraHealth International, is assisting several of these countries to install, customize, and roll out the human resources information systems (HRIS) software. Read More »

Countries Save Over $100 Million With Open Source Software And Powerful Data

Carol Bales | CapacityPlus | October 29, 2013

The free, open source iHRIS software has now given 16 countries powerful data-management capabilities that, if purchased from for-profit companies, would have cost over $100 million in combined licensing fees. Instead, government agencies in Africa, Latin America, and India now use the affordable iHRIS to store over 675,000 health worker records, allowing officials to track, manage, and plan for their health workforces. Read More »

Expanding iHRIS to Support the Social Services Workforce

Dykki Settle | iHRIS | June 29, 2012

When we think of healthcare workers, we tend to think of doctors, nurses, midwives, and the like. We originally developed the iHRIS Suite to track and manage these traditional, well-defined cadres. Read More »

iHRIS 'open source' software suite continues global growth

iHRIS is a suite of web-based open source software designed to provide healthcare sector leadership with information needed to better plan, manage, and track the health workforce.  It is designed primarily for use by ministries of health, professional health councils, and other organizations in low-resource countries.  It is one of a growing number of 'Open Health' software solutions designed to meet the healthcare needs of governments around the world. Read More »

iHRIS Helps Cure Backaches in Nigeria

Carol Bales and Oluchukwu Ifele | CapacityPlus | August 1, 2012

I’ve been writing about the open source iHRIS software for years, explaining how it can help with health workforce management and planning, and praising the advantages of open source for country ownership and sustainability. A recent e-mail conversation about iHRIS in Nigeria reminded me of some of the important benefits of the software, and shed light on a new one. Read More »

iHRIS Retain 1.2 Released

Press Release | iHRIS | September 18, 2012

iHRIS Retain is the newest addition to the iHRIS platform of tools and technologies for supporting the health workforce. This tool helps managers of health workers cost retention strategies at the district, regional, or national level. Read More »

iHRIS Retain, A Tool For Costing Plans To Keep Health Workers In Rural Areas

Carol Bales | CapacityPlus | September 18, 2012

People living in rural and remote areas of the world need more skilled health workers to care for their communities. However, attracting and retaining health workers to serve these areas is a challenge. Although nearly half of the world’s population lives in rural areas, they are served by less than 38% of the world’s nurses, and less than a quarter of the world’s doctors. Read More »

iHRIS Software Included in WHO Compendium of Innovative Technologies

Press Release | CapacityPlus | January 25, 2013

The World Health Organization (WHO) included iHRIS —the open source health workforce information software supported by CapacityPlus —in its 2012 compendium of innovative health technologies . The compendium includes more than 30 eHealth solutions and medical devices selected for their suitability for use in low-resource settings. Read More »

iHRIS Use Continues Growth Worldwide

Staff Writer | IntraHealth International | April 12, 2012

Since 2007, IntraHealth has introduced two additional iHRIS software products and continues to release enhanced versions with new features. Because iHRIS is open source, local developers are free to tailor the system for a country’s specific needs. In fact, each of the countries using iHRIS customized it to match its own health system processes. Read More »

iHRIS: Tracking over 475,000 Health Workers Worldwide

Carol Bales | CapacityPlus | April 13, 2012

Health leaders in 12 countries are now using the iHRIS software (pronounced eye-ris) to track and manage over 475,000 health workers. Before getting iHRIS, most of these countries used manual filing systems, and health workforce data were difficult to access, aggregate, and analyze. Read More »

iHRIS: Where Are We Now?

Shannon Turlington and Dykki Settle | CapacityPlus | April 26, 2012

Today, 12 countries across Africa and Asia are using iHRIS to manage more than 475,000 health workers. Six other countries in the Caribbean, Central America, and Asia are actively planning to roll out the software this year. iHRIS has been translated into 13 languages. Governments use the data that iHRIS provides to inform strategic plans, remove ghost workers”—those who are no longer working but remain on the payroll—from the system, and strengthen health service delivery. iHRIS is laying a strong foundation for country understanding of and investment in solving health workforce challenges. We recently released a major new update to the iHRIS Suite, available for download from our newly redesigned website at www.ihris.org.

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Innovative Financing Options For The Preservice Education Of Health Professionals

Kate Tulenko and Alex Preker | CapacityPlus | February 1, 2013

Many developing countries are making significant investments to increase the number of health workers available to provide care to growing populations. However, the available funding is far short of what is required... Read More »

Latest Version of iHRIS Improves Data Security and Quality, Empowers Health Workers

Carol Bales | CapacityPlus | April 19, 2012

CapacityPlus announces new releases of iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify. The core products of the open source iHRIS suite of software, iHRIS Manage maintains health worker deployment, management, and attrition information while iHRIS Qualify tracks training, certification, and licensure. iHRIS is specifically designed for use by ministries of health, professional health councils, and other health organizations to understand and strengthen the health workforce. Read More »

New Alliance Aims To Strengthen The Social Service Workforce

Carol Bales | CapacityPlus | June 7, 2013

The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance officially launched on June 6. The Alliance is comprised of a collaborative network of stakeholders who will help address key social service workforce issues. Read More »