• Achieving change

Achieving change

In response to an identification of weaknesses in human resources in the health sector, this paper presents proposals on how to modernise how policy process is conducted in the development of human resources for health (HRH). The development of the health workforce is concluded to be a crucial part of the health policy development process. To achieve success, further input is required in order to attain the provision of effective, efficient, accessible, viable and high-quality services by personnel. These services should be present in sufficient numbers and appropriately allocated across different occupations and geographical regions.

The proposals to achieve the changes required include:

• to move beyond the traditional approach of personnel administration to a more global concept of human resources management (HRM)
• to give more weight to the integrated, interdependent and systemic nature of the different components of HRM when preparing and implementing policy
• to foster a more proactive attitude among human resources (HR) policy-makers and managers
• to promote the full commitment of all professionals and sectors in all phases of the process.

The paper highlights four crucial conditions that will be required to assist in successful implementation of the proposals: institutional/technical capacities, political feasibility, social acceptability and affordability.

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