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Addressing the human resources for health crisis through task-shifting and retention: results from the Africa Health Systems Initiative Support to African Research Partnerships program

Authors: Esmé Lanktree, Adrijana Corluka, Marc Cohen, Renée Larocque

Published in: Human Resources for Health | Special Issue 1/2014

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In 2008, the Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI) invited applications from teams of researchers and decision-makers who were interested in conducting research related to human resources for health and the implementation and use of integrated health information systems in Africa, with special attention to equity considerations. These thematic areas constituted the focus of the Africa Health Systems Initiative - Support to African Research Partnerships (AHSI-RES) program. …

Africa Health Systems Initiative - Support to African Research Partnerships Logic Model. 2010

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Title: Addressing the human resources for health crisis through task-shifting and retention: results from the Africa Health Systems Initiative Support to African Research Partnerships program
Authors: Esmé Lanktree
Adrijana Corluka
Marc Cohen
Renée Larocque
Publication date: 01-05-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Human Resources for Health / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1478-4491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-12-S1-I2

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