Table 2

Guiding principles for use of the health workforce framework

Principle
Process-related
Principle
Content-related

Country-led
Initiatives to improve the health workforce are carred forward by the country, rather than external partners
Results-focused
Health workforce strategies are aimed at achieving measurable improvements
Government-supported
Commitment by the government to support actions that contribute to a sustainable health workforce
System-linked
Health workforce strategies are harmonized with relevant components of the health system (e.g. monitoring & evaluation, supply chain, finance)
Multisectoral
Engagement by all sectors relevant to building the health workforce (e.g. finance, education, public & private providers, etc.)
Knowledge-based
Decisions are based on best available documented health workforce experience
Multistakeholder
Inclusion of interest groups relevant to particular actions (e.g. NGOs, patient groups, professional associations, donor coordinating committees, etc.)
Learning-oriented
Uses monitoring & evaluation to identify lessons learnt and best practices to share within and outside countries
Donor alignment
Donor support coordinated and aligned with country health workforce plans
Innovation-prone
Openness to exploring new solutions to overcome chronic health workforce issues
Gender-sensitive
Gender differences accounted for in analysis and development of health workforce strategies



Dal Poz et al. Human Resources for Health 2006 4:21   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-4-21