Human resources for health (HRH) tools and guidelines
HRH policies
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Assessing financing, education, management and policy context for strategic planning of human resources for health
pdf, 888kb
This tool is designed as an initial diagnostic instrument to be used in a process of developing a national strategic plan on human resources for health. It helps to provide a rapid initial assessment and a preliminary strategic plan as part of a longer-term and sustained process of human resources planning.
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Policies and plans for human resources for health. Guidelines for countries in the WHO African Region
These guidelines explain how to formulate, develop and review the HRH situation, policies and plans with the flexibility necessary for each country. The primary target group for these guidelines includes HRH managers in ministries of health and other ministries such as Education, Planning and Finance, health facilities, and civil or public service agencies dealing with HRH issues.
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Guide to health workforce development in post-conflict environments
Designed to assist in re-establishing health services in a context of political and economic instability, this Guide provides practical information and tools for rebuilding a health workforce, as well as examples from post-conflict countries. -
Achieving the right balance: the role of policy-making processes in managing human resources for health problems. Issues in health services delivery
pdf, 222kb
Presents a framework for analysing factors affecting the development and implementation of HRH policies and strategies.
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Tools for planning and developing human resources for HIV/AIDS and other health services
pdf, 2.47Mb
Forecasting health needs in order to adequately train and provide a sufficiently large workforce is a challenging task. This manual explains how to calculate the size and nature of staff needed to scale up access to HIV/AIDS services. The spreadsheet application estimates the health workforce needed to serve a defined number of patients. It also allows estimation of whether the health workforce available is sufficient or not. -
Calculating human resource needs for scaling up antiretroviral therapy
xls, 798kb