From: Addressing the health workforce crisis: towards a common approach
Component | Definition | Subcomponents |
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Policy | Rules, regulations & legislation for conditions of employment, work standards and development of the health workforce | • Professional standards, licensing, accreditation • Authorized scopes of practice for health workforce categories • Political, social & financial decisions that affect HRH • Employment law and rules for civil service |
Health workforce management | Integrated use of data, policy and practice to plan for necessary staff, recruit, hire, deploy and develop health workers | • Personnel systems: workforce planning, recruitment, hiring, deployment. • Work environment & conditions: employee relations, workplace safety, job satisfaction, career development. • HRH information system • Performance management: performance appraisal, supervision, productivity. • Staff retention: financial & non-financial incentives. |
Finance | Obtaining, allocating and dispersing adequate funding for human resources | • Salary and allowances • Budget for HRH • National HRH accounts with HRH information • Mobilizing financial resources (e.g, government, Global Fund, PEPFAR, donors) |
Education | Production and continuous development of an appropriately skilled workforce | • Pre-service education tied to health needs • In-service training (e.g. distance and blended, continuing education) • Capacity of training institutions • Training of community health workers and non-formal care providers |
Partnerships | Formal and informal linkages aligning key stakeholders, e.g. service providers, sectors, donors, to maximize use of human resources | • Community mobilization: supporting care and treatment, governance of health services. • Public – private sector agreements • Mechanisms and processes for multi-stakeholder cooperation (interministerial committees, health worker advisory boards, donor coordination groups) |
Leadership | Capacity to provide direction, to align people, to mobilize resources and to reach goals | • Identify, select & support health workforce champions and advocates • Leadership development for health workforce managers at all levels • Capacity for multisector & sector-wide collaboration Modernizing & strengthening associations |