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Recognizing the need for the seamless exchange of data within and between health information systems and the importance of such data to health decision-making and outcomes, the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 28 recommended a resolution on eHealth standardization and interoperability for adoption by the 66th World Health Assembly when it meets in May. Read more »

The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council aims to protect the health of Ugandans by requiring doctors and dentists to register and obtain an annual practicing license. Unfortunately, some of these health workers are not properly registered or do not hold a valid license. Worse, “quacks” are known to pose as medical practitioners and offer health services without the appropriate training. In the latest edition of CapacityPlus Voices, Eliminating Quacks and Improving Health Care in Uganda, the council’s registrar shares how a new mobile directory is helping curtail these practices. Read more »

Without current, accurate data on health workers, countries can’t ensure that the right provider is in the right place with the right skills. A new resource, WHO Country Assessment Tool on the Uses and Sources for Human Resources for Health (HRH) Data, contains questions to help countries gather information on the uses, type, and quality of health worker data at the institutional level. Countries can use the resulting information to identify priorities and develop strategies to strengthen human resources information systems (HRIS) at the district, regional, or national level. Read more »