Dates
2011-2019
Funded by:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) |
Partner Organizations:
University of the Free State (South Africa)
Centre for Health Systems Research and Development (South Africa)
National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), South Africa
Project Description
The World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, and the Joint Agency created by the UN to tackle AIDS (UNAIDS), have been increasingly concerned about the wellbeing of the healthcare workforce.This 5 year CIHR-funded program of research was conceived to address research gaps identified in the guidelines and to expand knowledge on promoting health equity through improving working conditions generally and for health workers in particular. This program of research is divided in 9 interlinked studies:
Project 2: Reducing HIV and TB-related stigma in the workplace among healthcare workers in South Africa
Project 3: Determining rates of TB disease among healthcare workers in Free State and Gauteng provinces
Project 6: Impacts of globalization on occupational health and safety conditions and relevant national policies
Project 9: Improving occupational health and infection control for healthcare workers in Ecuador
Project 10: Arts-based approach to TB prevention in South African healthcare workers
Project 12: Promoting the occupational health and safety of health workers in Southern Africa: enabling factors and barriers to implementing tools developed by international organizations