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Framework for action on interprofessional education and collaborative practice
This document highlights the current status of interprofessional collaboration around the world, identifies
the mechanisms that shape successful collaborative teamwork and outlines a series of action items that policy-makers can apply within their local health system.
Scaling-up nursing and medical education - Report on the WHO/PEPFAR planning meeting on scaling up nursing and medical education Geneva
The primary objective of the WHO/PEPFAR collaborative effort is to support the new efforts of governments and development partners with sound policy and technical guidance that will help maximize the impact of their investments. The guidance will help countries to increase the number of well trained, clinically competent doctors and nurses, and to expand country capacity to respond to the overall health needs of communities to improve population health outcomes.
Education and training resource package for scaling-up professional competencies of primary health care providers
A resource package to help education and training institutions produce more competent primary health care professionals who are willing to work in remote and rural areas. The resource package will also ensure continuous professional development of existing health practitioners.
Global standards for the initial education of professional nurses and midwives [pdf 873kb]
The need for global standards has arisen for several reasons – the increasing complexities in health-care provision, the increasing number of health professionals at different levels, and the need to assure more equitable access to health care. The great variation in the levels of initial education for professional nurses and midwives around the world can no longer be neglected. Many countries still consider initial education programmes at secondary school level to be sufficient, while some countries specify university-level education as the minimum point of entry to the health professions for nurses and midwives. This document describes the context and process followed in developing the global standards, and presents the standards with their respective goals.
Scaling Up, Saving Lives. Task Force for scaling up education and training for health workers [pdf 1129kb]
This report stresses the need for urgent action to address the acute shortages of health workers. Drawing on examples from 10 country case studies - Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Tanzania and Venezuela - the report details a set of recommendations to ensure a sufficient increase in health workers to achieve the health-related Millennium Development Goals.
Scaling up health workforce production: concept paper towards the implementation of World Health Assembly resolution WHA59.23 [pdf 334kb]
This note discusses challenges and options in scaling up the production of skilled health workers and strengthening the health professions educational capacity of the countries in crisis, particularly in Africa.
Informal consultation on scaling up. Geneva, November 2006 [pdf 693kb]
Participants with different backgrounds and experiences were invited to present their point of view and contribute to the development of a concept paper highlighting the main challenges and some workable policy options for scaling up the production of the health workforce.
WHO/WFME strategic partnership to improve medical education
Information on a joint WHO and the World Federation for Medical Education initiative to improve medical education.
World directory of medical schools
The WHO Department of Human Resources for Health is collaborating with the World Federation of Medical Associations to upgrade the World directory of medical schools.
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