HRH capacity building training initiatives for human resources for health leadership

• Autor(a) principal: Sá Guerreiro, Cátia
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Cometto, Giorgio, Busto, Alicia, Hartz, Zulmira M. A., Campbell, James, Ferrinho, Paula
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.25761/anaisihmt.273

In the context of the Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030, WHO was given the responsibility to develop “an internationally recognized, postgraduate professional program on HRH policy and planning”. The objective of this survey was to identify and analyze existing human resources development (HRD) courses globally with a view to inform WHO’s future efforts in this domain. This was a descriptive study with a mixed methods approach. Data were collect from key informants, using a Survey Monkey-based questionnaire, and directly from internet sources. The survey identified 107 training programs from 67 institutions in 28 countries. Plans for 26 new programs were identified. The HRD training initiatives had a clear predominance of policy/strategic emphasis, about one third were conducive to a masters or PhD degree and the predominant language of teaching was English. Good practices were identified. Lack of sustainability was mostly attributed to funding issues. The data suggest that ex-novo programs should be considered for the Western Pacific, South East Asia and Eastern Mediterranean Regions. When developing new programs, sustainability issues should be addressed from the beginning. These and existing HRD training programs should contribute to build an accredited tertiary education sector supportive of HRD capacity building.