Regional consultation on strategic plan for health workforce

Abstract

Description: The Fifty-ninth session of the Regional Committee endorsed the resolution SEA /RC59/R6 on strengthening the health workforce in the South-East Asia Region and the draft Regional Strategic Plan for Health Workforce Development, and requested the Regional Office to finalize the Regional Strategic Plan. This publication describes the process and the outcome of the consultative meeting which was organized from 18 to 20 December 2007 in Bali, Indonesia to finalize the Regional Health Workforce Development Strategic Plan. It outlines the country presentations highlighting the existing health workforce situation, programmes and projects affected, and country-specific causes of health workforce related problems. Major initiatives taken by countries to overcome these problems are also outlined.