Towards Interventions in Human Resources for Health in Ghana : Evidence for Health Workforce Planning and Results

This book towards interventions in human resources for health in Ghana is a collaborative effort between the government of Ghana and the World Bank, was developed to assist the ministry of health to obtain an overview of the unique human resources for health (HRH) challenges that Ghana faces. Evidence on the stock, distribution, and performance of health workers in Ghana, as well as on some of the underlying determinants of these HRH outcomes, will help support the government resolve to develop strategies and interventions to address HRH concerns and ultimately strengthen its health system. The content of this book was developed, discussed, and validated by means of extensive consultations with the technical working group on (HRH) in Ghana. This book contents totally eight chapters: chapter one covers toward evidence-based interventions for HRH; chapter two covers the stock of health workers; chapter three covers the distribution of health workers; chapter four covers the performance of health workers; chapter five covers Ghana Agencies and their roles and responsibilities in HRH; chapter six covers interventions to increase stock and improve distribution and performance of HRH; chapter seven covers financing available for policy and interventions; and chapter eights covers the political economy of crafting policy.

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Main Authors: Appiah-Denkyira, Ebenezer, Herbst, Christopher H., Soucat, Agnes, Lemiere, Christophe, Saleh, Karima
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2013-03-22
Subjects:ABORTION, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ACCESS TO TREATMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS, AGE DISTRIBUTION, AGE GROUPS, AMBULANCE, ANTENATAL CARE, CANCER, CERTIFICATION, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD MORTALITY RATES, CITIZENS, CLINICS, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMPETENCIES, DEBT, DEMOCRACY, DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISEASES, DOCTORS, DRUGS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC PROGRESS, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EMPLOYMENT, EPIDEMIOLOGY, EXISTING CAPACITY, FERTILITY, FERTILITY RATES, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, GLOBAL HEALTH, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE ASSISTANTS, HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, HEALTH CARE RATIONING, HEALTH COVERAGE, HEALTH DATA, HEALTH DELIVERY, HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM, HEALTH ECONOMICS, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH FINANCING, HEALTH INDICATORS, HEALTH INDUSTRY, HEALTH INFORMATION, HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME, HEALTH MANPOWER, HEALTH NEEDS, HEALTH ORGANIZATION, HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH PLANNING, HEALTH PLANS, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH POSTS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH PROGRAMS, HEALTH PROJECT, HEALTH REFORM, HEALTH REFORMS, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SECTOR REFORM, HEALTH SERVICE, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, HEALTH SPECIALIST, HEALTH SPENDING, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH, HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING, HEALTH TRAINING, HEALTH WORKERS, HEALTH WORKFORCE, HIV, HIV/AIDS, HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL SECTOR, HOSPITALS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, IMMIGRATION, IMMUNIZATION, INCOME, INCOME COUNTRIES, INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INTEGRATION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERVENTION, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, LEGAL STATUS, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIVE BIRTHS, MALARIA, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES, MEDICAL DOCTORS, MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL PERSONNEL, MEDICAL RESEARCH, MEDICAL SCHOOL, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, MIDWIFE, MIDWIFERY, MIDWIVES, MIGRATION, MIGRATION ISSUES, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, MOTHER, NATIONAL HEALTH, NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE, NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, NATIONAL LEVELS, NATIONAL POLICIES, NATIONAL POLICY, NATIONAL STRATEGY, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, NURSE, NURSES, NURSING, NUTRITION, OBSTETRIC CARE, ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL, PATIENT, PATIENTS, PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY, PHARMACIES, PHARMACY, PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIANS, POLICY ANALYSIS, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, POLICY MAKERS, POLICY PROCESS, POLITICAL PARTIES, POLITICAL REALITIES, POLITICAL SUPPORT, POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION SECTOR, POPULATION SECTOR STRATEGY, POPULATION STUDIES, POSTNATAL CARE, PREGNANCY, PREMATURE DEATH, PRENATAL CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIVATE CLINICS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTORS, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PULL FACTORS, QUALITY CARE, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, QUALITY OF HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RESEARCH CENTERS, RURAL AREAS, SAFE PREGNANCY, SCHOOL HEALTH, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SEX, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL ISOLATION, SOCIAL RESEARCH, SOCIAL SERVICES, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, SUPPLY CHAINS, TEACHING HOSPITALS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL CAPACITY, TRAINING HEALTH WORKERS, TUBERCULOSIS, URBAN AREAS, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORKERS, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUNG PEOPLE,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17473730/towards-interventions-human-resources-health-ghana-brevidence-health-workforce-planning-result-towards-interventions-human-resources-health-ghana-evidence-health-workforce-planning-result
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13116
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