An exploration of the political economy dynamics shaping health worker incentives in three districts in Sierra Leone
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed papers
Year: 2015
This 2015 ReBUILD paper focuses on health worker incentives and payments in Sierra Leone and presents an exploration of district-level implementation processes
Fragile and conflict affected states: report from the Consultation on Collaboration for Applied Health Research and Delivery
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed papers
Year: 2014
Fragile and Conflict Affected States present difficult contexts to achieve health system outcomes and are neglected in health systems research. This report presents key debates from the Consultation of the Collaboration for Applied Health Research and Delivery, Liverpool, June, 2014.
Health worker incentives: stakeholder mapping report (Sierra Leone)
Resource Type: Reports
Year: 2012
Report of a Sierra Leone stakeholder mapping exercise from 2012 to understand the actors who influence policy and practices in human resources for health
Human resource management in post-conflict health systems: review of research and knowledge gaps
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed papers
Year: 2014
Effective human resource management strategies and policies are critical to addressing systemic effects of conflict on the health workforce. This paper reviews published literatures across three functional areas of HRM in post-conflict settings: workforce supply, workforce distribution, and workforce performance.
Health systems and gender in post-conflict contexts: building back better?
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed papers
Year: 2014
This narrative literature review is an output of collaborative work between ReBUILD and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) working group on gender, to explore the opportunities and challenges for building gender responsive health systems in post conflict contexts.
A window of opportunity for reform in post-conflict settings? The case of Human Resources for Health policies in Sierra Leone, 2002–2012
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed papers
Year: 2014
This paper draws on ReBUILD’s research to look at the development of policies on human resources for health (HRH) in Sierra Leone over the decade after the conflict (2002–2012).
State-building and human resources for health in fragile and conflict-affected states: exploring the linkages
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed papers
Year: 2015
Whilst human resources for health are self-evidently critical to running a health service and system, this paper explores a broader issue of the contribution which health staff might play in relation to the wider state-building processes.
Health financing in post-conflict settings – a literature review
Resource Type: Reports
A 2011 ReBUILD analysis of thinking, approaches, themes and findings of writing on health financing in post-conflict or fragile health systems
The complex remuneration of human resources for health in low-income settings: policy implications and a research agenda for designing effective financial incentives
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed papers
Year: 2015
This paper argues that research focusing on the health workers’ “complex remuneration” is critical to address some of the most challenging issues affecting human resources for health. An empirical research agenda is proposed to fill the gap in our understanding.
Health worker incentives: survey report, Sierra Leone
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed papers
Year: 2015
A 2015 RBUILD report on the need to reach and maintain incentive environments for health workers to support access to equitable health services