Table 1 Definitions of HRH governance mechanisms based on the global strategy and NHWA [3, 4]
Term | Definition |
|---|---|
HRH coordination mechanism | Institutional mechanism which includes all key stakeholders and coordinates an intersectoral HW agenda. Mechanisms may be a national coordination committee involving, for example, inter-ministerial Sustainable Development Goals committees, sector skills councils or similar high-level bodies with a leadership function for coordinating, developing and monitoring policies and plans on HW, and negotiating intersectoral relationships with other line ministries, government agencies and other stakeholders |
HRH unit or department | An organisational structure reporting to a senior level within the Ministry of Health (Director General or Permanent Secretary) with the capacity, responsibility, financing and accountability for core functions of HRH policy, planning and governance, data management and reporting |