Healthcare providers
This section of the knowledge base explores information and learning needs in relation to different cadres of healthcare provider, e.g. family caregivers, primary health workers, nurses and midwives, clinical officers and doctors working in low-income settings. We have created special sections for:
Medical, nursing and midwifery students
Nurses and midwives
Community health workers
Sections on other groups of healthcare provider will be included here soon.
What HIFA2015 members say
‘Now we are getting to the jugular of persistent poor health outcomes in developing countries… In the process of running after and producing increased numbers of heath care workers, we goofed on their knowledge base and quality.’
Olayinka Ayankogbe, Senior Lecturer in Family Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Information needs of nurses and midwives
Meeting the wider needs of healthcare providers
Training of rural healthcare providers
Training of traditional birth attendants
Training workshops: Are they effective?
Quotes from the literature
‘Qualitative results revealed two scenarios in the rural hospital situation: one where doctors felt that they were coping and learning from the work under the supervision of peers or senior colleagues, and the other where they felt stressed by being alone and having to deal with emergencies, especially when short-staffed.’
Reid S J et al 1999
References
Reid S J et al. 1999. The procedural skills of rural hospital doctors. South Afr Med J 89(7) 769-74 [restricted access]
