This year’s course comes as part of the European Union-funded project “Support for Health Resilience in the Eastern Partnership”, a multi-year agreement with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood. Participants will be from the 5 Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.
About the Executive Course
The Executive Course supports countries in translating the WHO/Europe Framework for Action on the Health and Care Workforce 2023–2030 into practice. Adopted by all 53 Member States at the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in October 2023, the Framework for Action provides strategic guidance for countries to retain and recruit health workers, build supply, optimize performance, plan effectively, and invest sustainably in their health and care systems.
This year’s cohort will bring together around 25 participants from the Eastern Partnership countries, supporting their ongoing efforts to build resilient and well-governed health and care systems.
Participants include upper- and middle-level managers with decision-making authority in HRH, nursing, primary health care, social care and rehabilitation, as well as representatives from ministries of education, labour and other relevant sectors.
The curriculum will be structured around the Framework for Action and will apply a problem-oriented, contextualized and participatory learning approach. Using adult education principles, the course will combine peer learning, expert input, and case-based exercises such as discussions, group work, debates and participant presentations.
This format will help participants strengthen strategic vision, develop effective policies, build consensus among diverse stakeholders and promote good governance in pursuit of universal health coverage.
Participants will engage in pre-course virtual meetings to prepare with country-specific materials, and the week will include field visits to Danish health-care institutions. The course will be led by WHO representatives and technical experts, with contributions from renowned guest speakers from WHO and beyond.