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Table 1 HRH information for workforce readiness in preparedness for the COVID-19 response

From: COVID-19 and human resources for health: analysis of planning, policy responses and actions in Latin American and Caribbean countries

Mechanism

Stage of development

Mechanism not or only initially developeda

Mechanism in place but not used for policy decisionsb

Mechanism in place and used for policy dialogue/decisionsc

HRH Information System (HRIS)

Belized

Bolivia e

Grenadad

Jamaicaf

 

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Peru

Methodologies for estimating HRH gap

Boliviag

Colombiag

Grenadah

Jamaicah

Belizei

Chilek

Ecuadorj

Peruj

HRH planning teams

Bolivial

Belizem

Grenadam

Jamaicam

Chilen

Colombian

Ecuadorn

Perun

  1. Elaboration based on PAHO [13] and WHO [12]
  2. aCountries that have not developed or are in process of creating this mechanism of HRH information
  3. bCountries that have already created this mechanism of HRH information but do not use the mechanisms to support decision-making
  4. cCountries used the HRH information mechanism to support decision-making
  5. dCountries that collect information for a few occupational profiles but do not report it on a regular basis
  6. eCountries that collect information through their Health Entities Single Registry (HESR in English, Registro Único de Establecimiento de Salud [RUES] in Spanish) but do not report it on a regular basis
  7. fCountries that report information on a few occupational profiles on a regular basis but have not developed a HRH information system
  8. gThere was no evidence of this before the pandemic. During COVID-19, the country used the PAHO model to estimate supply of and demand of HRH
  9. hCountries that conducted capacity-building on the methodology for Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN)
  10. iThe WISN methodology was used for planning and mobilizing healthcare workers for COVID-19, but there is no evidence of the need to quantify HRH
  11. jCountries where the supply and demand estimation method was developed before the pandemic
  12. kThe MoH-Chile periodically estimates the HRH deficit to negotiate the budget needed for addressing the HRH shortage, using a methodology known and approved by Chilean Ministry of Finance
  13. lThere was no team in Bolivia before de pandemic. However, one was created as part of strengthening the MoH-Bolivia
  14. mThere is a unit dedicated to HRH management, but there is no evidence relevant to HRH information analysis purposes
  15. nThere is a team dedicated to analysing HRH information
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