• Human resources for health

Human resources for health

This guide from the World Health Organization (WHO) examines the issue of human resource management when rebuilding the health system in post-conflict countries. The guide argues that the post-conflict context provides unique challenges and unique opportunities for establishing successful structures for the healthcare workforce. This means that ensuring a thorough understanding of human resource issues among policy makers at national and donor level is essential.

The first part of the guide brings together experiences from a number of post-conflict countries to outline the challenges and different stages in rebuilding a health workforce. The second part covers the different components of human resource development, identifying the key steps and related questions that may need to be addressed in the context of individual countries. It highlights opportunities and potential options, and gives examples of tools that have proved to be of use in different post-conflict situations. The guide recommends the setting up of a dedicated focal unit for human resource management within the national ministry of health. This unit should be headed by a senior-level manager and integrated into policy and planning activities.

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