Dr. Mohamed Ally Mohamed (left) representing the Acting Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare congratulates Liwale District officials Mr. Maneno Kitinde ( center) and Dr. Martin Mwadiki (right) for going the extra mile to address the shortage of health workers in their district. Liwale District is one of three districts that were recognized for their outstanding performance at a feedback workshop held on May 31 in Dar es Salaam. The workshop supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), was an opportunity for local government officials from 54 districts to share best practices and methods for attracting and retaining health workers in underserved areas.
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For the past four years, the Tanzania Human Resources Capacity Project, which receives support from the American people through United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has been working alongside the Prime Minister's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG) and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) to address the crisis in human resources in 54 beneficiary districts. The Tanzania Human Resources Capacity Project recognized three districts in Tanzania for outstanding performance in implementing human resource management approaches to help manage the national shortage of health care workers.
The districts of Ukerewe, Liwale and Makete received special recognition during a Feedback Workshop held in Dar es Salaam recently that brought together local government and stakeholders to share innovative strategies, best practices and successful approaches to reduce human resource gaps in the health sector.
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For the past four years, the Tanzania Human Resources Capacity Project, which receives support from the American people through United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has been working alongside the Prime Minister's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG) and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) to address the crisis in human resources in 54 beneficiary districts. The Tanzania Human Resources Capacity Project recognized three districts in Tanzania for outstanding performance in implementing human resource management approaches to help manage the national shortage of health care workers.
The districts of Ukerewe, Liwale and Makete received special recognition during a Feedback Workshop held in Dar es Salaam recently that brought together local government and stakeholders to share innovative strategies, best practices and successful approaches to reduce human resource gaps in the health sector.
These districts were highlighted for successfully implementing strategies that resulted in reduced vacancy of health staff including the use of localized incentives to attract health workers to their districts, well-functioning Open Employee Performance Review and Appraisal Systems, and improved financing of human resource management through district health plans.
While three districts received special attention, strengthened human resource management across all 54 districts has resulted in a reduction of health worker vacancy rates by up to 50 percent between the fiscal years of 2010 - 2012, according to results reported by the Tanzania Human Resources Capacity Project. The Guest of Honor at the event, Dr. Mohamed Ally Mohamed representing the Acting Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, remarked that, "It is 54 districts that have benefitted from district strengthening initiatives, which is almost 50 percent of the Local Government Authorities in Tanzania."
The Tanzania Health Resources Project, a consortium of partners, has been working to strengthen local government authorities' capacity to plan, budget and recruit health and social welfare staff; improve management practices to retain health workers and improve productivity; implementing a district-level human resource information system; and developing a cadre of para-social Workers to meet the psycho-social needs of orphans and vulnerable children.
While three districts received special attention, strengthened human resource management across all 54 districts has resulted in a reduction of health worker vacancy rates by up to 50 percent between the fiscal years of 2010 - 2012, according to results reported by the Tanzania Human Resources Capacity Project. The Guest of Honor at the event, Dr. Mohamed Ally Mohamed representing the Acting Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, remarked that, "It is 54 districts that have benefitted from district strengthening initiatives, which is almost 50 percent of the Local Government Authorities in Tanzania."
The Tanzania Health Resources Project, a consortium of partners, has been working to strengthen local government authorities' capacity to plan, budget and recruit health and social welfare staff; improve management practices to retain health workers and improve productivity; implementing a district-level human resource information system; and developing a cadre of para-social Workers to meet the psycho-social needs of orphans and vulnerable children.
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