Damalie Nakanjako, Elizabeth Namagala, Aggrey Semeere, Joanitor Kigozi, Joseph Sempa, John Bosco Ddamulira, Achilles Katamba, Sam Biraro, Sarah Naikoba, Yohana Mashalla, Carey Farquhar, Nelson Sewankambo
INTRODUCTION: Due to a limited health workforce, many health care providers in Africa must take on health leadership roles with minimal formal training in leadership. Hence, the need to equip health care providers with practical skills required to lead high-impact health care programs. In Uganda, the Afya Bora Global Health Leadership Fellowship is implemented through the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) and her partner institutions. Lessons learned from the program, presented in this paper, may guide development of in-service training opportunities to enhance leadership skills of health workers in resource-limited settings...
November 18, 2015: Human Resources for Health