HRH Global Resource Center - Statistics

World Health Statistics 2013

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:44:22 +0000

This is the World Health Organization’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 member states, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals and associated targets. This year, it also includes highlight summaries on the topics of reducing the gaps between the world’s most-advantaged and least-advantaged countries, and on current trends in official development assistance for health. It also includes the 2013 Indicator Compendium. [from publisher]

World Health Statistics 2012

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:06:50 +0000

This report is the World Health Organization’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States1 and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals and associated targets. This year, it also includes highlight summaries on the topics of noncommunicable diseases, universal health coverage and civil registration coverage. [from introduction]

World Health Statistics 2011

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:35:09 +0000

This document is a report on the World Health Organization’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 193 Member States. It includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals and associated targets. [from publisher]

Desa Siaga Cost Analysis

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:56:49 +0000

The term “Desa Siaga” describes the concept of community members owning their own resources and capacities for preventing and overcoming their own health problems, health emergencies and disasters based on mutual support and in a spirit of togetherness. This cost analysis provides additional information for all stakeholders contributing to informed decision making regarding DS implementation and this from an economic perspective. [from executive summary]

Human Resources for Health: an International Comparison of Health Occupations From Labour Force Survey Data

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:32:39 +0000

The objective of this paper was to present an international comparison of the health workforce in terms of skill mix, sociodemographics and other labour force characteristics, in order to establish an evidence base for monitoring and evaluation of human resources for health. [from abstract]

Workforce Data Tables

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:09:26 +0000

These data tables provide detailed information on the health workforce in Australia including data on workers from: health and community services, medical labor force, nursing and midwifery, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry and psychology. [from publisher]

Sexual and Reproductive Health Care: a Comparison of Providers and Delivery Points between the African Region and Other Regions

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:10:07 +0000

This supplement to “Sexual and Reproductive Health: Core Competencies in Primary Care” presents of the results of a survey to identify what sexual and reproductive health provision is offered in primary health care, the delivery points and which health workers are providing it especially relevant to the African Region. [adapted from introduction]

State of the Private Health Sector Wall Chart

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:07:54 +0000

This document offers key concepts and definitions to establish a common language describing the private health sector. In addition, it integrates global demographic, economic, and policy data to provide a snapshot of the private health sector in selected developing countries. [from author]

HRH Country Profiles

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:45:13 +0000

The HRH country profiles serve as a tool for systematically presenting the HRH situation, policies and management. They are expected to help to monitor trends, generate regional HRH overviews, provide comparable data between countries and identify points for focused action in countries. They will also serve for a comparison of countries’ responses to similar HRH challenges.

District Health Barometer 2008/09 (South Africa)

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:32:49 +0000

The goal of this tool is to improve the quality of and access to primary health care services, by monitoring and measuring important performance indicators of the health system at district level. It provides an overview of the delivery of primary health care services in the public health sector across the provinces and districts in South Africa by means of an annual publication including data on nurse clinical workload and clinic supervision rate. [adapted from publisher]