The CapacityPlus <http://www.capacityplus.org/> Voices series shows the impact of the project's work in the words of individuals. "Worth More than Any Money:" Building Local Capacity in Health Worker Information Systems <http://www.capacityplus.org/sites/intrah\.civicactions\.net/files/resources/Voices\_1\_WAHO\.pdf> features Kayode Odusote's experiences with helping West African countries to gather and use health worker data.
Professor Odusote, director of human resources development for the West African Health Organization (WAHO), describes West Africa's need for an electronic information system to track health workers in the region-one that would not be too complicated or expensive, and could be adapted to local contexts.
Working with the Ghana Ministry of Health and CapacityPlus, he led a successful pilot of the iHRIS Manage <http://www.capacityproject.org/hris/suite/ihris_manage.php> software, which enables a human resources department to collect, manage, and analyze detailed information about health workers who are employed by a Ministry of Health, a health care facility, or a private sector service delivery organization. The results inspired other WAHO member countries to explore using CapacityPlus's free, Open Source iHRIS <http://www.capacityproject.org/hris/suite/> software package.
"I think the future is very bright," says Professor Odusote. "The absence of accurate and readily available health information is one of the greatest challenges in West Africa. Using Open Source technologies to foster innovation, adaptability, and ownership of health information systems can save countless lives."
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http://www.capacityplus.org/sites/intrah.civicactions.net/files/resources/Voices_1_WAHO.pdf
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