HRH Global Resource Center - Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Three-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis as a Tool for Nurse Leader Performance Appraisals

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 13:51:16 +0000

This article proposes a performance appraisal based on competency models of leadership for a larger professional group working across several different organizations, yet in similar professional and institutional environments. The empirical data in this article are based on two surveys that were conducted in 15 Slovenian public hospitals. [from abstract]

Strategic Planning for Health: A Case Study from Turkey

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:04:00 +0000

This report explores the role of strategic planning in Turkey’s successful transformation of its health sector since 2002. It analyses the evolution of strategic planning for health from an informal tool to an official and highly structured process that closely follows the steps identified in accepted models of strategic planning. [from abstract]

How The Government Intervention Affects the Distribution of Physicians in Turkey Between 1965 and 2000

Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:07:44 +0000

The aim of this study is to analyse the distribution of physicians, GPs and specialists between the years 1965-2000 and the efficiency of the strict 15 year government intervention (1981-1995). [from abstract]

A Regional Experience on Providing Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health for Most-at-Risk Adolescents and Young People

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:13:25 +0000

The article aims to evaluate the current state of sexual and reproductive health policy regarding sexual and
reproductive health service and reproductive rights for most at risk adolescent/youth. The training of trainers and
local trainings present the nature of major challenges in service provision and the quality of services in the light of
findings from international trainings conducted in Turkey and Tajikistan. [from abstract]

Tajikistan Country Assessment: Focus on Cardiovascular Disease

Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:10:14 +0000

Cardiovascular diseases are the predominant cause of death in Tajikistan, with a growing burden of ischemic heart disease, strokes and cirrhosis between 1990 and 2010. Considering this, this report focuses on cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors, such as hypertension and poor nutrition; it is estimated that 40% of the Tajik population is overweight and 9% is obese. [from abstract]

Research Capacity and Training Needs for Non-Communicable Diseases in the Public Health Arena in Turkey

Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:24:45 +0000

The aim of this study is to define the research capacity and training needs for professionals working on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the public health arena in Turkey. [from abstract]

Availability of Medical Staff in Poland in Comparison to Other EU Countries

Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:17:10 +0000

Access to medical staff differs across Europe. In 2011, the country that had the smallest number of physicians in all European Union was Poland. During last ten years, the number of doctors per capita increased in all European countries except Poland and Estonia. The aim of the study is to analyse the availability of medical staff in Poland and selected EU countries in the years 2003-2011. [from abstract]

Why Sub-Saharan African Health Workers Migrate to European Countries that do not Actively Recruit: a Qualitative Study Post-Migration

Fri, 06 Jun 2014 14:10:48 +0000

This paper aims to explore the reasons for migration of health workers from sub-Saharan Africa to Belgium and Austria; European countries without a history of active recruitment in sub-Saharan Africa. [from abstract]

Addressing Needs in the Public Health Workforce in Europe

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:42:55 +0000

Health systems in Europe face a number of increasingly complex challenges. Globalization, evolving health threats, an ageing society, financial constraints on government spending, and social and health inequalities are some of the most pressing. This policy summary aims to outline these needs and to consider measures and options towards meeting them. [adapted from summary]

Physician and Nurse Supply in Serbia Using Time-Series Data: A Case Study

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:31:50 +0000

This study identified variables that were significantly related to physician and nurse employment rates in the public healthcare sector in Serbia from 1961 to 2008 and used these to develop parameters to model physician and nurse supply in the public healthcare sector through to 2015. [from abstract]