Spotlight on health workforce statistics
The need for health workforce statistics is a critical issue of concern. The required analysis for policy action must be based on timely and reliable data from relevant sources. Improved analysis and use of data lead to better health workforce policy and programme decision making, strengthened health systems and, ultimately, improved health outcomes.
Spotlight on Statistics is a series of fact files on health workforce statistics produced by the WHO Department of Human Resources for Health. Each issue focuses on a specific theme related to the collection, processing, analysis, dissemination and use of health workforce statistics at the international, regional and country levels to support decision making for policies and programmes.
2009 issues
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Monitoring the skills mix of the health workforce
pdf, 155kb
Issue 9, December 2009 -
Monitoring the geographical distribution of the health workforce in rural and underserved areas
pdf, 148kb
Issue 8, October 2009 -
Monitoring human resources for health-related rehabilitation services
pdf, 161kb
Issue 7, July 2009
2008 issues
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Establishing and monitoring benchmarks for human resources for health: the workforce density approach
pdf, 693kb
Issue No. 6, November 2008 -
Uses and presentation of statistical information to support decision making
pdf, 284kb
Issue No. 5, July 2008 -
Global efforts for strengthening the information and evidence base on human resources for health
pdf, 280kb
Issue No. 4, May 2008 -
Monitoring education and training for health workers
pdf, 181kb
Issue No. 3, March 2008 -
Gender and health workforce statistics
pdf, 79kb
Issue No. 2, February 2008 -
Monitoring the health workforce: measurement issues and selected tools
pdf, 238kb
Issue No. 1, January 2008
Your comments, questions and thematic suggestions for future issues are welcome. Please contact hrhstatistics@who.int
