Romania

This presentation outlines the main issues surrounding the health workforce in Romania and describes the effects of primary health care reforms.

This report assesses the business development needs, particularly financial and training, of private health care providers and distributors of reproductive health and family planning products and services in Romania. [adapted from author]

The ILO Sectoral Activities Department initiated an explorative research project on health worker mobility in Europe with focus on CEE countries. The purpose of the project was to explore and document current knowledge and information available in order to establish the current status, and identify both preliminary trends as well as information gaps and the need for further action. The project contained two main components: a literature review to provide an overview on the state of the migration discussion in Europe, complemented by initial research in selected countries for obtaining country-based insight on information available.

This case study examines the scale up of family planning services in Romania through primary care providers. It disucces the process, the challenges, the successful results and the lessons learned.