Policy documents

• Green paper on the European Workforce for Health
  Policy makers and health authorities have to face the challenge of adapting their healthcare systems to respond to people's health needs locally but also to be prepared for major public health crises. The "Green Paper on the European Workforce for Health" is a comprehensive view of future scenarios in the European region. It acknowledges the demographic and social transitions of the European Union and the consequences for human resources for health.
• Towards a global health workforce strategy [pdf 1,772kb]
  Background papers for the workshop on global health workforce strategy held in Annecy, France, in December 2000.
• Towards unity for health. Managing a successful TUFH field project
  pdf, 463kb
  This is the report of a mini-symposium at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford in May 2001, co-sponsored by WHO.
• Workshop on global health workforce strategy. Final report
  pdf, 33kb
  Priorities for action are to strengthen HRH in context; develop HRH competences and structures; and improve HRH advocacy and networking. Background papers summarize current knowledge in ten aspects of HRH.
  
  

• Final report of the meeting of the Africa Health Workforce Observatory, Arusha, Tanzania, September 2006
  The meeting focussed on developing mechanisms to create up-to-date and reliable information that enables evidence-based decision making for human resources for health. This report includes summaries of presentations and discussions from the initial meeting of the AHWO, a collaborative network created to share information form partnerships and promote human resources for health policy development in Africa.
• Human resources for health: developing policy options for change
  pdf, 288kb
  Discussion paper intended to be the basis for the development of policy options with countries for countries.
• Human resources and national health systems
  pdf, 192kb
  Priority areas for action are HIV/AIDS; incentives and motivation of HRH; imbalances and migration. Advocacy for HRH issues is a cross-cutting theme in HRH policy development, as both a priority area and a possible strategy for action. WHO/EIP/OSD/03.2
• Public service reforms and their impact on health sector personnel. WHO/EIP/OSD/01.2
  Intended to help design, introduce and implement public service and health sector reforms, taking into account human resource policies. Available in English, French, Russian and Spanish.
• Achieving the right balance: The role of policy-making processes in managing human resources for health problems. WHO/EIP/OSD/2000.2
  pdf, 222kb
  Presents a framework for analysing factors affecting the development and implementation of HRH policies and strategies.
• Towards unity for health
  Towards unity for health (TUFH) is an approach to improving the health service delivery system to better meet people's needs, consistent with the basic values of quality, equity, relevance and cost-effectiveness. The TUFH approach aims to bring together all actors in the health sector.
• Towards unity for health: challenges and opportunities for partnership in development. A working paper. WHO/EIP/OSD/2000.9
  pdf, 1.50Mb
  This document explains the TUFH approach and the roles of principal partners: policy-makers, health managers, health professionals, academic institutions and communities.

• Défis et opportunités des partenariats pour le développement de la santé. Document de travail [pdf 742kb]
• Desafíos y oportunidades de las asociaciones en el desarrollo de la salud. Documento de trabajo [pdf 701kb]