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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
AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA
HEALTH WORKFORCE HEALTH WORKFORCE HEALTH WORKFORCE HEALTH WORKFORCE
OBSERVATORYOBSERVATORYOBSERVATORYOBSERVATORY
Progress so farProgress so farProgress so farProgress so far
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
