Case Study: Supporting Communities to Encourage South-to-South Knowledge Sharing and Product Improvement

CapacityPlus is a USAID global project, led by IntraHealth International, with the goal of strengthening human resources for health (HRH) in low- and middle-income countries. The project uses the Integrated Human Resource Information System (iHRIS) to help countries capture information on their health workforces and maintain high quality systems for planning and management. In addition to launching the open source iHRIS software program, the CapacityPlus team has also supported the development of a community of practice (CoP), through which iHRIS users can share experiences and help obtain feedback on the software. Continuous facilitation of south-to-south learning and engagement has led to increased usefulness and reach of the iHRIS software.