Strengthening health workforce capacity through work-based training.

Background: Although much attention has been given to increasing the number of health workers, less focus has been directed at developing models of training that address real-life workplace needs. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) with funding support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed an eight-month modular, in-service work-based training program aimed at strengthening the capacity for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and continuous quality improvement (CQI) in health service delivery.

Methods: This capacity building program, initiated in 2008, is offered to in-service health professionals working in Uganda.

Building capacity for HIV/AIDS program leadership and management in Uganda through mentored Fellowships.

Background: Around the world, health professionals and program managers are leading and managing public and private health organizations with little or no formal management and leadership training and experience.

Objective: To describe an innovative 2-year, long-term apprenticeship Fellowship training program implemented by Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) to strengthen capacity for leadership and management of HIV/AIDS programs in Uganda. IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS: The program, which began in 2002, is a 2-year, full-time, non-degree Fellowship.