Strengthening Health System Capacity for the Use of Human Resources for Health Data for Implementing HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment Programs in the Republic of South Africa under the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFA

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This NOFO aims to enhance the use of Human Resources for Health (HRH) data for evidence-based decision making on health workforce management and strategic planning within the South African National and Provincial Departments of Health (NDOH/DOH). As HRH is a key pillar in achieving public health goals (including sustained HIV epidemic control), information systems that generate and house data on the supply, registration, deployment, retention, and attrition of the health workforce are essential. The recipient will support the design, development, and implementation of interoperable components of a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) that will provide high quality and timely HRH data at national, provincial, district, and health facility levels. This will be achieved through an assessment, conducted by a third party, of the current HRIS sub-systems and implementing the following components: (1) Health workforce registry, (2) health professional councils’ systems, and (3) HRH data warehouse. The recipient will support activities that improve HRH data quality and promote data use. As information needs are constantly changing, the recipient will conduct an information needs assessment and understand HRH workflows in order to support the NDOH develop a robust, responsive, and reliable HRIS to improve operational and strategic decisions on health workforce resulting in improved health care service delivery and health outcomes in South Africa (SA).

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