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

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dc.contributor.author Appiah-Denkyira, Ebenezer
dc.contributor.author Herbst, Christopher H.
dc.contributor.author Soucat, Agnes
dc.contributor.author Lemiere, Christophe
dc.contributor.author Saleh, Karima
dc.date.accessioned 2013-04-10T14:46:24Z
dc.date.available 2013-04-10T14:46:24Z
dc.date.issued 2013-03-22
dc.description.abstract 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. en
dc.identifier 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
dc.identifier.isbn 978-0-8213-9667-4
dc.identifier.other 10.1596/978-0-8213-9667-4
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13116
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries Directions in Development--Human Development
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject ABORTION
dc.subject ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subject ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subject ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject ACCESS TO TREATMENT
dc.subject ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
dc.subject AGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject AGE GROUPS
dc.subject AMBULANCE
dc.subject ANTENATAL CARE
dc.subject CANCER
dc.subject CERTIFICATION
dc.subject CHILD MORTALITY
dc.subject CHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subject CITIZENS
dc.subject CLINICS
dc.subject COMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subject COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
dc.subject COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subject COMPETENCIES
dc.subject DEBT
dc.subject DEMOCRACY
dc.subject DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject DISEASES
dc.subject DOCTORS
dc.subject DRUGS
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subject EDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subject EXISTING CAPACITY
dc.subject FERTILITY
dc.subject FERTILITY RATES
dc.subject FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subject GLOBAL HEALTH
dc.subject GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subject HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject HEALTH CARE
dc.subject HEALTH CARE ASSISTANTS
dc.subject HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL
dc.subject HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject HEALTH CARE RATIONING
dc.subject HEALTH COVERAGE
dc.subject HEALTH DATA
dc.subject HEALTH DELIVERY
dc.subject HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM
dc.subject HEALTH ECONOMICS
dc.subject HEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subject HEALTH FINANCING
dc.subject HEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subject HEALTH INDUSTRY
dc.subject HEALTH INFORMATION
dc.subject HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subject HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME
dc.subject HEALTH MANPOWER
dc.subject HEALTH NEEDS
dc.subject HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subject HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject HEALTH PLANNING
dc.subject HEALTH PLANS
dc.subject HEALTH POLICY
dc.subject HEALTH POSTS
dc.subject HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subject HEALTH PROGRAMS
dc.subject HEALTH PROJECT
dc.subject HEALTH REFORM
dc.subject HEALTH REFORMS
dc.subject HEALTH SECTOR
dc.subject HEALTH SECTOR REFORM
dc.subject HEALTH SERVICE
dc.subject HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
dc.subject HEALTH SPECIALIST
dc.subject HEALTH SPENDING
dc.subject HEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subject HEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subject HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH
dc.subject HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING
dc.subject HEALTH TRAINING
dc.subject HEALTH WORKERS
dc.subject HEALTH WORKFORCE
dc.subject HIV
dc.subject HIV/AIDS
dc.subject HOSPITAL
dc.subject HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject HOSPITAL SECTOR
dc.subject HOSPITALS
dc.subject HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subject IMMIGRATION
dc.subject IMMUNIZATION
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject INFANT
dc.subject INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject INTEGRATION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject INTERVENTION
dc.subject LABOR FORCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
dc.subject LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject LIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subject LIVE BIRTHS
dc.subject MALARIA
dc.subject MATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subject MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject MATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subject MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subject MEDICAL DOCTORS
dc.subject MEDICAL EDUCATION
dc.subject MEDICAL PERSONNEL
dc.subject MEDICAL RESEARCH
dc.subject MEDICAL SCHOOL
dc.subject MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject MIDWIFE
dc.subject MIDWIFERY
dc.subject MIDWIVES
dc.subject MIGRATION
dc.subject MIGRATION ISSUES
dc.subject MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject MINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subject MORBIDITY
dc.subject MORTALITY
dc.subject MOTHER
dc.subject NATIONAL HEALTH
dc.subject NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subject NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND
dc.subject NATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subject NATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subject NATIONAL POLICY
dc.subject NATIONAL STRATEGY
dc.subject NEEDS ASSESSMENT
dc.subject NURSE
dc.subject NURSES
dc.subject NURSING
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject OBSTETRIC CARE
dc.subject ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL
dc.subject PATIENT
dc.subject PATIENTS
dc.subject PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY
dc.subject PHARMACIES
dc.subject PHARMACY
dc.subject PHYSICIAN
dc.subject PHYSICIANS
dc.subject POLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subject POLICY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject POLICY PROCESS
dc.subject POLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subject POLITICAL REALITIES
dc.subject POLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subject POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject POPULATION SECTOR
dc.subject POPULATION SECTOR STRATEGY
dc.subject POPULATION STUDIES
dc.subject POSTNATAL CARE
dc.subject PREGNANCY
dc.subject PREMATURE DEATH
dc.subject PRENATAL CARE
dc.subject PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subject PRIVATE CLINICS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subject PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subject PSYCHOLOGY
dc.subject PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subject PULL FACTORS
dc.subject QUALITY CARE
dc.subject QUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject QUALITY OF HEALTH
dc.subject REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subject RESEARCH CENTERS
dc.subject RURAL AREAS
dc.subject SAFE PREGNANCY
dc.subject SCHOOL HEALTH
dc.subject SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject SEX
dc.subject SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject SOCIAL ISOLATION
dc.subject SOCIAL RESEARCH
dc.subject SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
dc.subject SUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subject TEACHING HOSPITALS
dc.subject TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject TECHNICAL CAPACITY
dc.subject TRAINING HEALTH WORKERS
dc.subject TUBERCULOSIS
dc.subject URBAN AREAS
dc.subject VULNERABILITY
dc.subject VULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subject WORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subject WORKERS
dc.subject WORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subject WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subject YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.title Towards Interventions in Human Resources for Health in Ghana : Evidence for Health Workforce Planning and Results en
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okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.region.administrative Africa
okr.region.country Ghana
okr.topic Health Economics and Finance
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Health Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topic Health Systems Development and Reform
okr.topic Disease Control and Prevention
okr.topic Health
okr.topic Nutrition and Population
okr.unit Health, Nutr. & Pop. West/Central (AFTHW)
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