Investing in Human Resources for Health : The Need for a Paradigm Shift

Development partner strategies and support in the area of human resources for health (HRH) have been shaped by key reports and events over the past decade. Since 2004, when The Lancet published the Joint Learning Initiative’s call to overcome the HRH crisis, the global health community has been tryi...

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Main Authors:	Zhao, Feng, Squires, Neil, Weakliam, David, Van Lerberghe, Wim, Soucat, Agnes
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Health Organization 2015
Subjects:	human resources for health health workers health system strengthening
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23222

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spelling	okr-10986-232222021-04-23T14:04:13Z Investing in Human Resources for Health : The Need for a Paradigm Shift Zhao, Feng Squires, Neil Weakliam, David Van Lerberghe, Wim Soucat, Agnes human resources for health health workers health system strengthening Development partner strategies and support in the area of human resources for health (HRH) have been shaped by key reports and events over the past decade. Since 2004, when The Lancet published the Joint Learning Initiative’s call to overcome the HRH crisis, the global health community has been trying to address the critical issues surrounding HRH. The 10-year action plan on HRH proposed in The world health report 20062 and the establishment in the same year of the Global Health Workforce Alliance have drawn unprecedented attention to HRH. Thanks to a growing body of evidence,2 HRH issues have gradually made their way into the global health arena. Consensus has emerged on the “power of health workers”1 and their critical importance to health system strengthening and disease control programs. 2015-12-04T17:54:35Z 2015-12-04T17:54:35Z 2013-11 Journal Article Bulletin of the World Health Organization http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23222 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Health Organization Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research
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description	Development partner strategies and support in the area of human resources for health (HRH) have been shaped by key reports and events over the past decade. Since 2004, when The Lancet published the Joint Learning Initiative’s call to overcome the HRH crisis, the global health community has been trying to address the critical issues surrounding HRH. The 10-year action plan on HRH proposed in The world health report 20062 and the establishment in the same year of the Global Health Workforce Alliance have drawn unprecedented attention to HRH. Thanks to a growing body of evidence,2 HRH issues have gradually made their way into the global health arena. Consensus has emerged on the “power of health workers”1 and their critical importance to health system strengthening and disease control programs.
format	Journal Article
author	Zhao, Feng Squires, Neil Weakliam, David Van Lerberghe, Wim Soucat, Agnes
author_facet	Zhao, Feng Squires, Neil Weakliam, David Van Lerberghe, Wim Soucat, Agnes
author_sort	Zhao, Feng
title	Investing in Human Resources for Health : The Need for a Paradigm Shift
title_short	Investing in Human Resources for Health : The Need for a Paradigm Shift
title_full	Investing in Human Resources for Health : The Need for a Paradigm Shift
title_fullStr	Investing in Human Resources for Health : The Need for a Paradigm Shift
title_full_unstemmed	Investing in Human Resources for Health : The Need for a Paradigm Shift
title_sort	investing in human resources for health : the need for a paradigm shift
publisher	World Health Organization
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Investing in Human Resources for Health : The Need for a Paradigm Shift

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