Strengthening health workforce capacity through work-based training

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Matovu, Joseph K B ^a   Wanyenze, Rhoda K ^a   Mawemuko, Susan ^a   Okui, Olico ^a   Bazeyo, William ^a   Serwadda, David ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Health workforce development; Training; Uganda; Work based

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL OFFICER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCIENTIST; STAFF TRAINING; STATISTICIAN; UGANDA; WORKPLACE; CAPACITY BUILDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TEACHING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORK-BASED, HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, TRAINING, UGANDA; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

WORK-BASED, HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, TRAINING, UGANDA;

CAPACITY BUILDING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TEACHING; UGANDA;

EID: 84872684460     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-13-8     Document Type: Article

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