Human Resources for Health

In May 2016 the “Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030” (the “Global Strategy”) was adopted by the 69^th World Health Assembly. The Global Strategy identified a projected shortfall of 18 million health workers by 2030, primarily in low- and middle-income countries. In response, we are calling for submissions to our new thematic series Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 – A Five-Year Check-In. This will bring together new evidence and insights demonstrating measurable results toward universal health coverage through HRH policies and investments. This article collection provides a five-year check-in.

Please read the full aims and scope of the collection here; the Call is now closed for  uncommissioned articles.

Inês Fronteira, National School of Public Health, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal

The authors propose that (and suggest a framework for) partnerships among various national, regional, and global stakeholders involved directly or indirectly with health workforce training, need to be developed in ways that enable the formation of an equitable and sustainable Communities of Practice to address the use of artificial intelligence for global health workforce training.  Read more...

Doctors and nurses play a fundamental role in maintaining global health systems and achieving universal health care coverage. However, significant shortages persist, and little is known about the popularity of these careers among young people in various economies or the relative impact of personal inputs and contextual factors.  Read more....  

The eye care workforce, particularly in lower resource settings, face challenges of limited integration into the health system, limited workforce capacity, mismatch of workforce to population need and poor quality of care. These challenges and the gap in existing tools, provide a strong rationale for the development of the Eye care competency framework.  Read more...

The primary care medical workforce crisis in the European region: a call for evidence and analysis papers on causes, impacts, and solutions

The abiding, hidden, and pervasive centrality of the health research workforce

Optimizing the contributions of the nursing and midwifery workforces

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