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Indian Ocean

Mauritania

Nigeria

Senegal

Gambia

Guinea BissauGuinea

Liberia

Sierra Leone

Cote

d'Ivoire

Togo

Benin

Mali

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea

Sao Tome & Principe

Angola

Democratic

Republic of

Congo

Central

African

Republic

Congo

Cameroon

United Republic

of Tanzania

Zambia

Mozambique

Zimbabwe

Botswana

Namibia

Ghana

Malawi

Chad

Madagascar

Burundi

South Africa

Algeria

Niger

Ethiopia

Eritrea

Kenya

Rwanda

Uganda

Atlantic Ocean

Swaziland

Lesotho

Seychelles

Comoros

Mauritius

Burkina

Faso

Cape Verde

Tunisia

Sudan

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Adam Ahmat, Ph.D

WHO/AFRO

Global Forum on Human Resources for HealthBreak out Session: Health Workforce Observatories: Better Intelligence and dialogue for health workforce development

Kampala, 3-7 March 2008

Outlines

1. Why an HRH Observatory for Africa?

2. What is the Africa HW Observatory ?

3. Progress so far

4. Way Forward

1.Why a HW Observatory for Africa?

Very few evidence-based HRH policy-making

Weak capacity at various levels : HRH Information, methods, technology, standards and dissemination

Poor statistics at all levels

Lack of data harmonization

Limited exchanges and collaboration amongst countries

Lack of Early warning system on HRH situations

Few evidence-based knowledge available for policy decisions and advocacy

2.What is the Africa HW Observatory ?

A cooperative network initiative among the countries and different partners of the African Region, to produce information and knowledge necessary for improving human resources policy decisions, and sharing the country experiences in order to improve human resource development in the health services.

• Develop national capacity for M&E of HRH situation and trends

• Provide information and evidence for HRH development policies, strategies, plans and their implementation

• Provide a forum for partnership, sharing of experience and advocacy in HRH development

• Facilitate networking of expertise in HRH and health systems

• Serve as an early warning system or whistle blower on HRH impending situations

2. OBJECTIVES

2. Components

Regional

Secretariat

Steering Group

National

Observatories

3. Progress so far� Since March 2007 : Secretariat for

observatory established and functionning

� Sensitisations for setting up National observatories (RC57, RPM, Meetings…)

� Establish collaboration with sub regionalinstitutions with ECSA, OCEAC, SADC and WAHO to facilitate and follow up process of national observatories and HRH data collection.

3. Progress so far (cont.)

� Development of tools for collecting HRH data

� HRH Country Profiles ( revised template, about 17 drafts from countries to be finalised)

� Inter country studies

� Monitoring HRH issues in the region

� Support to countries in the process to establish national observatories

NATIONAL OBSERVATORIES IN

AFRO REGION

Indian Ocean

Mauritania

Nigeria

Senegal

Gambia

Guinea Bissau

Guinea

Liberia Sierra Leone

Coted'Ivoire

Togo

Benin

Mali

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea

Sao Tome & Principe

Angola

Democratic

Republic of

Congo

CentralAfricanRepublic

Congo

Cameroon

United Republicof Tanzania

Zambia

Mozambique

Zimbabwe

BotswanaNamibia

Ghana

Malawi

Chad

Madagascar

Burundi

South Africa

Algeria

Niger

Ethiopia

Eritrea

Kenya

Rwanda

Uganda

Atlantic Ocean

Swaziland

Lesotho

Seychelles

Comoros

Mauritius

Countries with national observatory (3)

Burkina

Faso

Cape Verde

Tunisia

Sudan

Countries in process (7)

Countries started discussions (3)

3. Progress so far (cont.).

AFRO HRH Database accessible through website

3. Progress so far (cont.).

Observatory Websitewww.afro.who.int/hrh-observatory

4. Way Forward

• Support to countries for setting up national Observatories

• Support to countries for HRH National Information System

• Strengthen collaboration with regionalobservatories and sub regional institutions.

• Undertake intercountry studies

• Collect reliable data

• Produce evidence-good practices & lessons learnt

• Continue advocacy for the observatories

Current Partners

Thank You !

Contact:

Email: observatory@afro.who.int

Websitewww.afro.who.int/hrh-observatory