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Human resources for health: overcoming the crisis
- Source :
- The Lancet. 364:1984-1990
- Publication Year :
- 2004
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2004.
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Abstract
- In this analysis of the global workforce, the Joint Learning Initiative-a consortium of more than 100 health leaders-proposes that mobilisation and strengthening of human resources for health, neglected yet critical, is central to combating health crises in some of the world's poorest countries and for building sustainable health systems in all countries. Nearly all countries are challenged by worker shortage, skill mix imbalance, maldistribution, negative work environment, and weak knowledge base. Especially in the poorest countries, the workforce is under assault by HIV/AIDS, out-migration, and inadequate investment. Effective country strategies should be backed by international reinforcement. Ultimately, the crisis in human resources is a shared problem requiring shared responsibility for cooperative action. Alliances for action are recommended to strengthen the performance of all existing actors while expanding space and energy for fresh actors.
- Subjects :
- education.field_of_study
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Health Personnel
Public health
Population
Environmental resource management
Developing country
Global workforce
General Medicine
Global Health
Personnel Management
Skill mix
Africa
Workforce
Development economics
Global health
Humans
Medicine
Health Workforce
business
education
Human resources
Delivery of Health Care
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01406736
- Volume :
- 364
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Lancet
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a1defd7e6461618a0f92d96483762271