Human resources for health in countries participating in the WHO Small Countries Initiative: a report on progress to date

iv, 12 p. This progress report was developed specifically for reporting on the status of the eleven countries participating in the Small Countries Initiative (SCI) (Andorra, Cyprus, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino and Slovenia) regarding the development of...

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Main Author: World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe 2023
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Online Access:https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/373365
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Summary:iv, 12 p. This progress report was developed specifically for reporting on the status of the eleven countries participating in the Small Countries Initiative (SCI) (Andorra, Cyprus, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino and Slovenia) regarding the development of national strategies for human resource for health (HRH) at the Ninth High-level Meeting of the Small Countries Initiative, Luxembourg, 10–12 May 2023. After a brief overview of the HRH-related situations in each of the countries, the report describes the status of national HRH-strategy development and actions currently underway to strengthen the health and care workforce in light of those proposed in the WHO publication, Health and care workforce in Europe: time to act (2022). The report concludes in identifying the current and most pressing HRH needs of the countries, using the SCI HRH Working Group as a key convening mechanism.