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Monitoring and evaluation of human resources for health: 
an international perspective

Khassoum Diallo, Pascal Zurn, Neeru Gupta, Mario Dal Poz
Department of Health Service Provision, World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Human Resources for Health 2003 1:3 (published 14 April 2003)

Available as PDF [26p.] at:
<http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/pdf/1478-4491-1-3.pdf> 
"........Despite the undoubted importance of human resources to the
functions of health systems, there is little consistency between countries
in how human resource strategies are monitored and evaluated. This paper
presents an integrated approach for developing an evidence base on human
resources for health (HRH) to support decision-making, drawing on a
framework for health systems performance assessment....."
>From a new journal called Human Resources for Health has just been launched
and is published by BioMed Central, an independent publishing house
committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical
research.
Human Resources for Health is ready to receive papers on all aspects of
planning, producing and managing human resources for health. The journal
web-site is at <http://www.human-resources-health.com/>.
The journal provides a means of disseminating relevant, high-quality
research on human resources for health (HRH). It aims to improve
understanding about producing and managing health care providers in a range
of settings.


Dr. Mario Roberto Dal Poz, MD, PhD
Human Resources for Health (HRH), Coordinator a.i.
Department of Health Service Provision (OSD)
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia, 20
1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
tel. (+41 22) 791 3599 fax (+41 22) 791 4747
email: dalpozm at who.int
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