Links to Additional HRH Information

Organizations or Projects
Resources
Newsletters and Listservs

Capacity Project

Global initiative funded by USAID that applies proven and promising approaches to improve the quality and use of priority health care services in developing countries

Global Health Workforce Alliance

Partnership dedicated to identifying and implementing solutions to the health workforce crisis

Health Workforce Advocacy Initiative

Advocacy group to advance equitable and sustained access to a skilled, motivated, and well-equipped, informed, and managed health workforce who have decent wages and good working conditions

International Centre for Human Resources in Nursing

Organization dedicated to strengthening the nursing workforce globally through the development, monitoring and dissemination of comprehensive information, standards and tools on nursing human resources policy, management, research and practice

International Centre on Nurse Migration

Global resource for the development, promotion and dissemination of research, policy and information on nurse migration

IntraHealth International

Non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the successful delivery of health services and meeting health care challenges

IntraHealth Informatics

IntraHealth International's Informatics team members write about how Open Source technology transforms and expands the way local health organizations, healthcare workers and technology professionals can support and strengthen health services in the developing world

Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health

Promotes collaboration; marshals resources for research, policy and programmatic initiatives; recruits dynamic faculty and other professionals; and trains the next generation of leaders in global health

Knowledge Management for Public Health

Global knowledge sharing network for public health organized by WHO that supports human resources for health (HRH) development

Latin America and Caribbean Observatory of Human Resources in Health

Initiative that operates in numerous countries of the region to promote the production, analysis, and dissemination of information in human resources and decision-making

Management Sciences for Health

Organization that seeks to increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of health services by improving management systems, promoting access to services, and influencing public policy

NHS Healthcare Workforce

Portal for the National Health Services (UK) workforce planning information and practical tools

World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Website with information and resources useful for the eastern Mediterranean region - see the Information Services section

Eldis: Human Resources for Health Dossier

Information resource and tool from the Institute for Development Studies for advocacy for the importance of human resources in making improvements in health service delivery for poor people

Health Manager's Toolkit

Electronic compendium of tools compiled by the Leadership, Management, and Sustainability Program to assist health professionals at all levels

Human Resources for Health Journal

Open access, peer-reviewed, online journal covering all aspects of planning, producing and managing the health workforce

HRH Tool Compendium

THE Connection's collection of tools for the planning, managing and development of human resources in health

International Council of Nurses Innovations Database

Nursing innovations and knowlege sharing based on online submissions from nurses and other contributors

PSP-One Resource Center

Resources relevant to the sustainable provision and use of quality private sector reproductive health products services

World Bank: Human Resources

Website designed to help users to better diagnose HRH problems and provide access to tools for designing interventions that will support efforts to respond

World Health Organization: Human Resources for Health

WHO site dedicated to human resources for health information

World Health Organization: MAKER

(WHO’s Managers taking Action based on Knowledge and Effective use of resources to achieve Results): Tool for operational health service managers working with limited resources

Global Alliance for Nurses and Midwifery Communities of Practice

Listserv dedicated to sharing knowledge, expertise and practical experience that build the capacity of nurses and midwives to improve health

Health Workers Blog

Group blog that features notes from around the world on how to have an effective workforce strategy

Health Workforce Bulletin

News, comments and analyses on the healthcare labor market

Healthcare Information for All by 2015

Global email discussion group with a focus on the information and learning needs of healthcare providers in developing countries

Human Resources for Health Discussion List

Health Systems Trust open listserv for all working with human resources in the health sector