South-eastern Europe Health Network discusses health workforce issues, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 10-11 November 2014
The workshop “Health
workforce from challenges to solutions. Shaping the agenda for action in the
South-Eastern Europe Health Network countries” is funded by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health of Slovenia and
co-sponsored by the Technical Programme on Human Resources for Health (HRH) at
the WHO Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen.
The
participants of the SEEHN workshop share country experiences and lessons learnt
in addressing health workforce challenges in Europe with a focus on health
workforce mobility; the start a discussion aimed at developing a SEE Health
Network strategy and an action plan on strengthening human resources for health
(2014-2020) in line with the SEEHN Decision and the SEE 2020 Strategy; and
promote and scale up technical collaboration and knowledge exchange on human
resources for health within SEEHN countries and relevant partners.
A
sustainable and well-performing health workforce is the backbone of an
effective health system. The need to address health workforce challenges in
countries and introduce mechanisms to improve and promote relevant health
workforce policies is well recognized and stands high on the political agenda
of all South-Eastern Europe Health Network Member States.
A
commitment to the health workforce development was reaffirmed by several SEE
Ministerial forums. In 2013, the SEEHN Regional Health Development Center on
human resources for health (SEEHN Health Workforce Observatory) was
established, hosted by the Republic of Moldova. Accordingly, strengthening
human resources for health has been identified as one of the key strategic
actions of the health dimension in the Inclusive Growth Pillar of the recently
approved SEE 2020 Strategy “Jobs and Prosperity in the European Perspective.”
In
the past few years, the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European
Commission TAIEX Programme organized and convened a number of technical
meetings for policy makers and researchers from SEEHN countries to contribute
to the evidence on health workforce in the region, to facilitate exchange of
information and experiences gained in countries, and to strengthen national
capacity in addressing health workforce challenges.
In
November 2014, the SEEHN Regional Health Development Center on HRH, in
collaboration with and under the technical guidance of the WHO Regional Office
for Europe and with the support of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, is organizing a workshop for national focal points
on HRH, policy-makers and researchers dealing with health workforce issues.
The workshop stocks recent evidence on effective health
workforce strategies in order to increase technical capacity in SEE Health
Network countries and to strategize their collaborative efforts to support
effective and sustainable health workforce development in the SEE region.
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