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IAS Members Working Together for a Stronger Health Workforce

IAS Members Working Together for a Stronger Health Workforce IAS General Members and Policy Meeting Sydney, 24 th July 2007. Strategic Objectives. ‘Stronger Together’ 2007 - 2009:

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IAS Members Working Together for a Stronger Health Workforce

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  1. IAS Members Working Together for a Stronger Health Workforce IAS General Members and Policy Meeting Sydney, 24th July 2007

  2. Strategic Objectives ‘Stronger Together’ 2007 - 2009: Facilitate policy development that will enhance HIV/AIDS research and service delivery, and to advance such policy through strong and effective advocacy. Objectives of IAS Policy Advocacy • Promote Evidence for an effective response • Influence Policy development • Challenge Accountability and • Lesson Learning

  3. Why? The Health Workforce Crisis is Critical for the IAS

  4. The Face of the Global Health Workforce Crisis - Countries with a critical shortage of health service providers (doctors, nurses and midwives) Source: World Health Report 2006 – Working Together for Heath

  5. Global Crisis: Foreign Trained Doctors in Selected OECD Countries -

  6. Global Crisis: Vacancies in Public Health Facilities in Malawi - Source: Ministry of Health - Planning Department, June 2006

  7. What Key Factors Drive the Global Health Workforce Crisis? • Absolute shortages; inadequate salaries and poor working conditions lead to ‘brain drain’, • Unequal distribution – Urban/Rural; Private/Public, • Crushing Workloads; National policy and regulatory barriers to ‘Task Shifting’, • Lack of adequate investment, long-term national and international resources to address crisis, • Macro-economic concerns and limits on spending from international finance institutions,

  8. Mapping the International Response: Policy and Action • National Action – HRH Development Plans • Global Health Workforce Alliance • WHO • Treat, Train and Retain (US$ 7 billion needed) • Task Shifting • Human Resource Observatories • Funding (Donor) Strategies • G8 Commitments • EU Strategy for Action • GFATM • Civil Society Advocacy

  9. Discussion Points • How: IAS can add value to regional and international policy advocacy efforts on expanding and sustaining a health workforce able to meet demands of scaling up to Universal Access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services? • What: Key areas / themes to focus action? (2007-2009) • What: Major activities for Mexico 2008? • What: Key Partnerships and opportunities for Collaboration? • How: Engaging Members as Advocates?

  10. Some ideas for IAS: • Better use of existing tools (Website, e-JIAS, ILF) • IAC and IAS conferences as permanent forums for advocacy and debates adressing HCW crisis • Promoting debates at the Regional Conferences • Organizing the International HCW day • To promote “The White book” on HCW crisis • To liaise with WHO and UNAIDS • To liaise with professional HCW organizations at global, regional and national levels • To develop a lobbying program aimed to political leaders and donors from the OECD countries • To expand our educational efforts • ………………

  11. For more information about the IAS: Visit our website: www.iasociety.org Email: info@iasociety.org

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