Publications

Capacity-building is key to sustainable development efforts. For all the right reasons, over the past decades it has also enjoyed considerable attention in the field of health and development. However, perspectives on what capacity-building means, what it intends to achieve and which strategies are most effective differ, depending on the context and the perspectives of a variety of stakeholders. This book aims to contribute to conceptual reflection but mostly to share experiences regarding a range of capacity-building approaches in different contexts that have in common that they are situated outside formal lecture hall settings and intend to contribute to knowledge generation.

In 2004 a Multi-Country Programme aimed at establishing and strengthening networks to undertake social science research into HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa was launched.

Policy-makers in every country are faced with the significant challenge of meeting the health needs of their populations, including the especially vulnerable communities in remote and rural areas. In order to ensure the equitable delivery of health services in these areas, skilled and motivated health workers need to be in the right place at the right time.