Health Workforce Policy, Planning, and Management

Method of Calculation: Policy
Indicator Description Source
Level of development of an HRH unit

Characteristic

  1. Hierarchy level in the ministerial organization: on behalf of the Ministry of Health, in advisory roles, or as a part of the leading team or part of the national direction levels.
  2. Develop HRH policies for the whole organization.
  3. Plan the no. and type of required human resources.
  4. Strategic direction of the management of HRH, in-service training, and the approach toward problems and determinants.
  5. Counts with an updated information system that includes an inventory of the HRH, no., type, location, and educational levels.
  6. Utilizes negotiation for the intersectoral relationships with the education, employee, and union sectors.
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Method of Calculation: Human Resources Management/Planning
Indicator Description Source
% of health services and program managers certified in health management
  1. The Ministry of Public Health may have a registry of personnel that are employed in its units and programs, as well as of their training, which allows us to obtain the data that are required to build the indicator.
  2. If this information is not available, perform interviews with key informants asking them the following questions: Do certification requirements in management exist for those that lead the health services and programs? Are there records of the volume of personnel with these training specifications? What level are these personnel from: national, regional, provincial, cantonal, or departmental? Does the state have a permanent training program in management for the directors?
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Development of primary health care teams
  1. Is there a national program with respect to primary health care teams? (Yes–10 points or no–0 points)
  2. If yes, what % of the country’s total population is covered by the primary health care program teams?
  3. Does the primary health care program utilize community networks? (Yes–10 points or no–0 points)
  4. Does the program cover vulnerable populations? (Yes–10 points or no–0 points)
  5. If yes, which of the following populations are covered by primary health care program teams? (One point each; maximum score 10 points)
    High-risk pregnant women Cultural groups
    Ethnic groups Impoverished
    Children Handicapped
    Elderly Language
    Religious groups Mentally ill
  6. Which professional groups are generally included in the primary health care teams? (Two points each; maximum score 10 points)
    Physicians Community health workers
    Nurses Nursing assistants
    Midwives
  7. What broad competencies are currently required of the primary health care teams? (Two points each; maximum score 10 points)
    Diagnosis and management of acute and chronic conditions
    Antenatal and postnatal care
    Prevention of disease and disability
    Rehabilitation after illness
    Coordination of health care services for populations at high risk
    (e.g., children, mentally ill, elderly and the handicapped).
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