Appiah-Denkyira, EbenezerHerbst, Christopher H.Soucat, AgnesLemiere, ChristopheSaleh, Karima2013-04-102013-04-102013-03-22978-0-8213-9667-410.1596/978-0-8213-9667-4https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13116This 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-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABORTIONACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICESACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESACCESS TO TREATMENTACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMSAGE DISTRIBUTIONAGE GROUPSAMBULANCEANTENATAL CARECANCERCERTIFICATIONCHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATESCITIZENSCLINICSCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOMMUNITY HEALTH CARECOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMPETENCIESDEBTDEMOCRACYDETERMINANTS OF HEALTHDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISEASESDOCTORSDRUGSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PROGRESSEDUCATION SYSTEMSEMPLOYMENTEPIDEMIOLOGYEXISTING CAPACITYFERTILITYFERTILITY RATESFINANCIAL INCENTIVESGLOBAL HEALTHGOVERNMENT AGENCIESHEALTH ADMINISTRATIONHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE ASSISTANTSHEALTH CARE PERSONNELHEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENTHEALTH CARE RATIONINGHEALTH COVERAGEHEALTH DATAHEALTH DELIVERYHEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEMHEALTH ECONOMICSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH FINANCINGHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INDUSTRYHEALTH INFORMATIONHEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH INSURANCE SCHEMEHEALTH MANPOWERHEALTH NEEDSHEALTH ORGANIZATIONHEALTH ORGANIZATIONSHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH PLANNINGHEALTH PLANSHEALTH POLICYHEALTH POSTSHEALTH PROFESSIONALSHEALTH PROGRAMSHEALTH PROJECTHEALTH REFORMHEALTH REFORMSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SECTOR REFORMHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONHEALTH SERVICES RESEARCHHEALTH SPECIALISTHEALTH SPENDINGHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCHHEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENINGHEALTH TRAININGHEALTH WORKERSHEALTH WORKFORCEHIVHIV/AIDSHOSPITALHOSPITAL MANAGEMENTHOSPITAL SECTORHOSPITALSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTHUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENTIMMIGRATIONIMMUNIZATIONINCOMEINCOME COUNTRIESINEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTIONINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINTEGRATIONINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONSINTERVENTIONLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABORATORY EQUIPMENTLEGAL STATUSLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVE BIRTHSMALARIAMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMESMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATESMEDICAL DOCTORSMEDICAL EDUCATIONMEDICAL PERSONNELMEDICAL RESEARCHMEDICAL SCHOOLMEDICAL TECHNOLOGYMIDWIFEMIDWIFERYMIDWIVESMIGRATIONMIGRATION ISSUESMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORBIDITYMORTALITYMOTHERNATIONAL HEALTHNATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCENATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDNATIONAL LEVELSNATIONAL POLICIESNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL STRATEGYNEEDS ASSESSMENTNURSENURSESNURSINGNUTRITIONOBSTETRIC CAREONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROLPATIENTPATIENTSPHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLYPHARMACIESPHARMACYPHYSICIANPHYSICIANSPOLICY ANALYSISPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY PROCESSPOLITICAL PARTIESPOLITICAL REALITIESPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION SECTORPOPULATION SECTOR STRATEGYPOPULATION STUDIESPOSTNATAL CAREPREGNANCYPREMATURE DEATHPRENATAL CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIVATE CLINICSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTORSPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPSYCHOLOGYPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICEPULL FACTORSQUALITY CAREQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESEARCH CENTERSRURAL AREASSAFE PREGNANCYSCHOOL HEALTHSECONDARY SCHOOLSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSEXSKILLED WORKERSSOCIAL ISOLATIONSOCIAL RESEARCHSOCIAL SERVICESSTRATEGIC PRIORITIESSUPPLY CHAINSTEACHING HOSPITALSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL CAPACITYTRAINING HEALTH WORKERSTUBERCULOSISURBAN AREASVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWORK EXPERIENCEWORKERSWORKING CONDITIONSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG PEOPLETowards Interventions in Human Resources for Health in Ghana : Evidence for Health Workforce Planning and ResultsWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-9667-4