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Policy

Areas of Intervention

  • Professional standards, licensing and accreditation
  • Authorized scopes of practice for health cadres
  • Political, social and financial decisions and choices that impact HRH
  • Employment law and rules for civil service and other employers.

Indicators

  • HRH policies in place
  • Appropriate scopes of practice defined for all cadres.

Tools and Guidelines

Action against Sexual Harassment at Work in Asia and the Pacific. Technical Report. ILO/Japan Regional Tripartite Seminar, 2001.

Developing a Salary Policy. Management Sciences for Health (MSH), 1999.

Gender: Missing Dimension in Human Resource Policy and Planning for Health Reforms. Hilary Standing, 2000.

Guidelines for Human Resources for Health Policy and Plan Development at Country Level (Draft). World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, 2004.

Handbook for Measurement and Monitoring: Indicators of the Regional Goals for Human Resources for Health Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization, 2010

Health Workforce Planning Workbook. Centre for Public Health, University of New South Wales, 2001.

Human Resources in the Health Sector: Guidelines for Appraisal and Strategic Development. European Commission, 1997.

Progressive Policymakers Online Toolkit: Evidence-Based Policy: Importance and Issues. Overseas Development Institute (ODI), 2006.

Tools for Planning and Developing Human Resources for HIV/AIDS and Other Health Services. Management Sciences for Health (MSH), 2006.

Resources

Achieving the Right Balance: The Role of Policy-Making Processes in Managing Human Resources for Health Problems. Department of Organization of Health Services Delivery, World Health Organization, 2000.

An Overview of Human Resources for Health (HRH) Projection Models. The Capacity Project, 2008.

Assessment of the Additional Duty Hours Allowance (ADHA) Scheme: Final Report. The Capacity Project, 2007.

Collection and Analysis of Human Resources for Health (HRH) Strategic Plans. The Capacity Project, 2006.

Health Workforce Innovations: A Synthesis of Four Promising Practices. Health Workforce Innovations: A Synthesis of Four Promising Practices. The Capacity Project, 2007.

Human Resources for Health (HRH) Strategic Planning. The Capacity Project, 2008.

Human Resources for Health Planning and Management in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Facts, Gaps and Forward Thinking for Research and Policy. Human Resources for Health, 2007.

Human Resources for Health Programs for Countries in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations. The Capacity Project, 2006.

National AIDS Commission (NAC) HIV/AIDS Workplace Program for Staff. Management Sciences for Health (MSH), 2003.

Nursing Workforce Planning: Mapping the Policy Trail. International Council of Nurses, 2005.

Traditional Medicines and Traditional Healers in South Africa. AIDS Law Project, 2003.

Workplace Violence Policy. Penn Behavioral Health Corporate Services. Penn Behavioral Health Corporate Services, 2008.