Md Tarek Hossain and Dr. Nahitun Naher, Senior Research Associates from Centre of Excellence for Universal Health Coverage (CoE-UHC), JPGSPH, BRAC University participated in a hands-on training programme on the application of World Health Organization's Workload Indicator of Staffing Needs (WISN) Tool in Bangladesh. The training, which was held from 25 – 27 November, was organised by Human Resource Management Unit of The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh. Renowned expert Dr Gulin Gedik, WHO-EMRO facilitated the sessions.
Aside from information on WISN methodology, the training provided attendants took part in an exercise using data in the context of Bangladesh and applying the software, while learning from Namibia’s experiences.