PHM-Exch> Human resources for universal health coverage UHC: a call for papers

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


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*Human resources for universal health coverage: a call for papers*


Mubashar Sheikh,a Ties Boerma,b Giorgio Cometto,a & Robbert Duviviera****

a. Global Health Workforce **Alliance** Secretariat, ****Geneva**, **
Switzerland****.****

b. World Health Organization, ****Geneva**, **Switzerland****.

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*Bulletin of the World Health Organization – February 2013

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*The deadline for submissions is 10 March 2013*

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*Website: http://bit.ly/11oh2dR

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“…..An adequate, performing health workforce is vital for improving health
service coverage and health outcomes.Yet the availability, distribution,
capacity and performance of human resources for health (HRH) varies widely
and many countries have fewer health workers than needed for high coverage
of essential health services, according to the World health report 2006.

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Signs of progress are emerging, though; several countries are successfully
addressing their problems in the area of HRH, resulting in improvements in
health outcomes. These gains are, however, vulnerable: shortages of and
inequitable access to health workers still thwart many countries’ attempts
to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and their efforts to
scale up their response against noncommunicable diseases and attain
universal health coverage.

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Universal Health Care (UHC) was defined by the World Health organization in
2005. Since then it has gained increased recognition as a framework for
embracing various global health priorities. New evidence, policy options
and advocacy in support of the progressive achievement of UHC have been the
focus of the World health report: health systems financing and of numerous
global health events. In 2011 the World Health Assembly adopted a
resolution on UHC, and in 2012 a United Nations General Assembly resolution
bolstered political momentum in support of UHC and underscored the need for
an “*adequate, skilled, well-trained and motivated workforce”.
* In this context ensuring that appropriate HRH strategies and priorities
are embedded in the UHC and post-MDG agenda becomes crucial.

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As health systems progressively broaden their scope to cover
noncommunicable diseases and other priorities, health workers will face new
demands for more comprehensive and equitable service delivery. The
challenge lies in addressing past and present gaps while simultaneously
anticipating future actions to strengthen the health workforce as an
integral part of health systems.

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The HRH needs demand renewed attention, strategic intelligence and action.
Gaps in health worker distribution, competency, quality, motivation and
performance need to be addressed in addition to sheer numbers. Fundamental
changes in the way in which health workers are trained, managed, regulated
and supported and in the role of the public sector in shaping labour market
forces will be necessary.

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Against this background, the Bulletin will publish a theme issue on HRH and
universal health coverage to provide an opportunity to identify the changes
in HRH investment, production, deployment and retention required to achieve
UHC.
Its publication will coincide with the *Third Global Forum on Human
Resources for Health, to be held in Recife, Brazil, on 10–13 November 2013.*
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The Third Global Forum is convened by the Global Health Workforce Alliance
(GHWA) – a multisectoral partnership established in 2006 to spearhead the
response to HRH challenges – in conjunction with WHO, the Pan American
Health Organization and the Government of Brazil. ….”****

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“……The Third Global Forum’s programme will position health workforce
development as a critical requirement for effective UHC and will be
designed around one overarching theme
 – “*human resources for health: foundation for universal health coverage
and the post-2015 development agenda*” – as well as five sub-themes and
their corresponding tracks:
(i) leadership, partnerships and accountability for HRH development;
(ii) impact-driven HRH investments towards UHC;
(iii) a supportive HRH legal and regulatory landscape for UHC;
(iv) empowerment of health workers by overcoming policy, social and
cultural barriers;
(v) the harnessing of HRH innovation and research through new management
models and technologies.

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 The deadline for submissions is 10 March 2013.

Manuscripts should respect the Bulletin’s Guidelines for contributors
(available at: http://submit.bwho.org ) and mention this call for papers in
the cover letter.
All submissions will be reviewed by peers.

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