Dissemination Program on National Human Resource for Health Strategy (2021-2030) and Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) Results

Lalitpur, Bagmati Province - The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) and WHO, Country Office for Nepal, jointly released the National Human Resource for Health (HRH) Strategy (2021-2030) and Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) Results. This strategy has been developed in line with Global HRH Strategy; Regional HRH Strategy; National Health Policy, Acts, Regulation; and Sustainable Development Goals with aim to advance Universal Health Coverage. This strategy will provide guidance to federal, provincial, and local governments to make better planning and management for human resources for health, and will help stakeholders make better evidence-based planning and decision with an efficient HRH information system. Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic will also be incorporated in the document. A WISN tool was piloted in nine primary health care facilities across Bagmati, Gandaki, and Sudurpaschim provinces after a Training of Trainers (ToT) on WISN was completed in 2019 with support from WHO SEARO.