PHA-Exchange> [H I F - net at WHO ] Human resources for health in Africa

[George(s) Lessard]

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Date sent:      	Tue, 24 Jun 2003 10:00:04 +0200
From:           	dovlod at yahoo.com
To:             	hif-net at who.int
Subject:        	[HIF-net at WHO] Human resources for health in Africa

Greetings from Accra.

The WHO is trying to find and collate information on experiences with 
countries that have produced health staff/cadres such as Medical 
Assistants, Assistant Medical Officers and Clinical Officers, or 
Anaesthetic Nurse/Assistants/Officers, Surgical health technicians 
etc, with specific skills for health interventions and who have 
substituted for Doctors & professional Nurses (and have had a shorter 
period of training). (In Mozambique for example, we understand a 3-
year programme has been started to train medical assistants 
(assistant medical officers) to perform surgical interventions in 
underserved areas. Similar programmes (eg; Assistant medical 
Officers, Clinical Officers, medical Assistants, Surgical technicians 
etc) we understand, have been tried in other countries - Tanzania, 
Malawi, Burkina Faso, and Zambia.)  

I would like to get any reports in which the training and work of 
such health workers have been described or reviewed. Also I would 
love to have copies of curricula and reports from schools training 
such cadres. I will also like addresses/fax numbers/emails of such 
schools or people who have done such work and who can help me with 
some information.  

Our aim is to identify and describe experiences with substitutions of
skills in the health care workforce in African countries. Any 
evaluations of such cadres are requested. Hardcopies are welcome and
will cover cost of postage/courier though of course email-copies will
be better. Also any information as to where such data may be 
available
will also help to enable support for a sustained HRH - an area of
emerging crisis in the region.

or guide me to sources.

Any other information on Human Resources for Health in Africa is
welcome.

We have also been working in Africa to develop a network of African
HRH experts to enable better support to countries in the region. This
Advisory Group on Human Resources for Health which is attempting to
collate evidence of successful practice in HRd and share with the
countries of the region.

Thanks and best regards

Dr. Delanyo Dovlo

[HIF-net at WHO profile: Dela Dovlo is a medical doctor and HRH 
Resources for Health) specialist, working independently from Accra,
Ghana. He is also a member of the WHO/AFRO Multi-Disciplinary 
Advisory Group on Human Resources. <dovlod at yahoo.com>]

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