How effective are mentoring programs for improving health worker competence and institutional performance in Africa? a systematic review of quantitative evidence

This systematic review used Google Scholar, EMBASE, CINAHL, COCHRANE and MEDLINE databases. The results were that diverse approaches of mentorships are being used: (a) visits by a mobile mentor, (b) within-facility mentorship by a focal person or a manager, (c) placing a mentor in health facility for a period of time (embedded mentor), (d) facility twinning and (e) a mentoring approach involving a team of mobile multidisciplinary mentors. These interventions were found to be effective in improving the clinical management of infectious diseases, maternal, neonatal and childhood illnesses, improving laboratory accreditation scores, improving managerial performance of health institutions.

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Feyissa GT, Balabanova D and Woldie M. How effective are mentoring programs for improving health worker competence and institutional performance in Africa? a systematic review of quantitative evidence. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 2019;12:989-1005. doi:10.2147/JMDH.S228951