Guide to Health Workforce Development in Post-conflict Environments

Download or read book Guide to Health Workforce Development in Post-conflict Environments written by World Health Organization and published by WHO. This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains practical information designed to assist the rebuilding of health services in post-conflict situations for long-term development, focusing on the factors and challenges involved in restoring or maintaining a sufficiently skilled health workforce. Human resources are central to the effective functioning of any health system, and the examples given highlight key human resource planning and management issues involved, including capacity building and management structures, financing, educational and training issues, the role of aid agencies and interagency co-ordination; as well as two cross-cutting issues that can have a significant impact on health workforces, relating to the migration of skilled professionals and the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.