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Capacity building and health worker training

This article, from Human Resources for Health, explores how to improve health training in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It looks specifically at which educational, environmental and organisational factors are needed to improve the competence of those trained. The authors use the health promotion model PRECEDE PROCEED (Predisposing, Reinforcing and Enabling Constructs in Education/Environment Diagnosis and Evaluation/Policy, Regulatory and Organizational Constructs in Educational and Environmental Development) to identify ways to improve health science teaching in DRC.

Findings show that it is critical to start training with a global and integrated approach that is shared by all actors. In order to be effective, training needs to take in sociological, educational, medical and public health aspects. The authors conclude that strategies of action to improve the competency of trained health care staff need to adopt a multi-disciplinary approach that addresses the complex determinants of health behaviour. Moreover, this approach needs to be integrated within the existing organisation of local structures and institutions in the DRC’s Ministry of Health to be effective and long lasting. [adapted from author]

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