Workshop on improving the generation and use of HRH data in south-east Asia region: the role of national health workforce accounts

Overview

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved without health workers. Many SEAR countries have HRH challenges such as shortage and unequal distribution. One of the findings from the first review of the Decade of Strengthening HRH 2015-2024 in 2016 was the lack of data and the need for agreed indicators to monitor the effect of HRH strategies to strengthen the health workforce. The Global HRH Strategy was launched in 2016 and National Health Workforce Accounts (NHWA) has been developed that can help to improve HRH data.

Officials from 9 SEAR countries came together for this workshop to discuss improving the generation and use of HRH data as well as HRH information systems. The role of NHWA in improving HRH data and indicators to monitor the progress was part of this discussion.