Table 5 Participation in efforts to strengthen information exchange

Own activities

Membership of a network whose work includes HRH information exchange

Gavi [127]; Global Fund [128]; World Bank [128]

OECD [129,130,131]; UNFPA [127] WHO [128,129,130,131,132]

BMGF [127]; Canada [127]; EC [133]; France [127] Germany [127]; Japan [127]; Norway [127]; UK [127]; USA [127, 128]

Contribution to the publication of analysis of HRH data at global or regional level

AfDB [134]; World Bank [135]

OECD [131, 136]; UNFPA [137,138,139,140]; WHO [135, 137, 141,142,143,144,145,146,147]

BMGF [148]; EC [133, 149]

Development or updating of technical guidance or tools for HRH information exchange

Global Fund; World Bank [150]

OECD [130]; WHO [120, 150,151,152,153]

BMGF [148]; EC [154], Germany [155]; USA [156, 157]

Development or updating of a system to facilitate HRH information exchange

World Bank [158]

OECD [136, 159,160,161];WHO [151, 162]

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Financial or technical support for others’ activities

Establishment or strengthening of an organization or department with a focus on HRH, e.g. a health workforce observatory or HRH planning unit

EIB [163]; Global Fund [46]; World Bank [163]

WHO [164,165,166,167,168]

EC [163, 168]; Norway [163]; UK [163]; USA [164, 169, 170]

Establishment or strengthening of HRH information systems or data platforms

EIB; Global Fund [171]

WHO [172,173,174,175]

BMGF [176]; Canada [177]; UK [178, 179]; USA [169, 180,181,182,183,184]

Supporting the analysis of HRH data for planning purposes at country level, e.g. health labour market analysis or HRH needs assessments

Global Fund [46]

OECD [136, 159, 160]; WHO [185,186,187]

BMGF; EC [154]; USA [188]