Improving the implementation of health workforce policies through governance: a review of case studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Responsible governance is crucial to national development and a catalyst for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. To date, governance seems to have been a neglected issue in the field of human resources for health (HRH), which could be an important reason why HRH policy formulation and implementation is often poor. This article aims to describe how governance issues have influenced HRH policy development and to identify governance strategies that have been used, successfully or not, to improve HRH policy implementation in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).

Methods

We performed a descriptive literature review of HRH case studies which describe or evaluate a governance-related intervention at country or district level in LMIC. In order to systematical

SUBMITTER: Dieleman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3094272 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature