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OUTCOME
7. Health workforce
Health Systems, Services and Life Course
7. Health workforce
Budget
Approved Budget PB (Previous)
12.8
US$ MILLION
Priority

High

Proposed Budget PB (Current)
14.0
US$ MILLION
Related Outputs and Indicators
  • 7.1.a. Number of countries and territories that are implementing a national policy on human resources for health
    Baseline
    11
    Target
    30
  • 7.2.a. Number of countries and territories with a norm that defines the capacities and scope of practice of inter-professional teams at the first level of care
    Baseline
    13
    Target
    23
  • 7.3.a. Number of countries and territories enabled to strengthen health workforce competencies and capacity-building programs through the Virtual Campus for Public Health and other WHO platforms
    Baseline
    8
    Target
    21
How PASB will deliver

Key Technical Cooperation Interventions
 

  • Step up leadership
    • Work with countries to articulate high-level coordination mechanisms between health, education, labor, and other sectors to reinforce strategic planning and regulation for human resources for health (HRH) to meet health system requirements and population needs.

    • Promote increased public investment and financial efficiency in HRH (as part of the goal of having at least 30% of the public budget for health dedicated to the first level of care by 2030), and strengthen HRH information systems to better inform planning and decision making.
       

       

  • Support countries

    • Implement strategies to maximize, upgrade, and regulate the competencies of inter-professional health teams to ensure their optimal utilization, in particular at the first level of care and including community health workers and caregivers.

       

  • Produce technical products on norms and standards, data, and research
    • Develop tools and evidence to promote the transformation of health professional education in line with the principles of social accountability, inter-professional practice, and digital learning, with special emphasis on training for priority specialties, primary health care, and public health.
    • Support health workforce development for resilient health systems through continuing education and lifelong learning, expanding the strategic use of the Virtual Campus for Public Health and the country nodes network.