Analysing public sector institutional capacity for health workforce governance in the South-East Asia region of WHO.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In order to analyse the institutional capacity for health workforce policy development and implementation in countries in the South-East Asia region, the WHO facilitated a cross-sectional analysis of functions performed, structure, personnel, management and information systems of human resources for health (HRH) units in Ministries of Health.

Case presentation

A self-assessment survey on the characteristics and roles of HRH units was administered to relevant Government officials; the responses were validated through face-to-face workshops and by the WHO staff. Findings were tabulated to produce frequency distributions of the variables examined, and qualitative elements categorized according to a framework for capacity building in the health sector. Ten countries o

SUBMITTER: Cometto G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6582590 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature