Meeting of the Working Group on HRH Governance in the Caribbean
Purpose:
To support the implementation of the HRH Roadmap by identifying collaborative opportunities and mechanisms to strengthen health workforce planning and management in the Caribbean.
Objectives:
To provide a regional forum for HRH policy makers, planners and managers in order to identify:
- The role of governance in the effective management of national HRH resources;
- HRH policy and management gaps within the Caribbean region;
- Collaborative regional actions and priorities to strengthen HRH governance at the national level;
- An ongoing, regional planning mechanism to optimize opportunities for HRH technical cooperation, resource mobilization and support; and,
- Next steps in implementing a comprehensive regional HRH strategy to support national HRH development.
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Agenda |
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Participants |
| Presentations |
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HRH Observatory |
| Donald Ferguson, HR Advisor Caribbean. PAHO/WHO Barbados | |
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Caribbean Health Planning Context |
| Rasul Baghirov, Advisor, Health Systems & Services Office of Caribbean Programme Coordination. PAHO/WHO Barbados | |
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Sub-regional Experience in implementing HR Observatories |
| Mónica Padilla, HR Advisor Central America and Dominican Republic. PAHO/WHO El Salvador | |
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Alternative Governance Mechanisms for Needs-Based HRH Planning |
| Gail Tomblin Murphy, Dalhousie University | |
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Health Sector Multi-disciplinary Committee, Ministry of Health |
| Jennifer Andall, Manager – Health Sector HR Planning & Development, Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago | |
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Human Resources in Health Observatory. The Belize experience |
| Natalia Castillo, General Manager Ag., National Health Insurance, Belize Social Security Board | |
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Road Map |
| Rick Cameron, Consultant PAHO/WHO | |
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HRH Planning & Management Survey |
| Rick Cameron, Consultant PAHO/WHO | |
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Role of Governancein HRH Management |
| Rick Cameron, Consultant PAHO/WHO | |
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Global HRH planning mechanisms |
| Rick Cameron, Consultant PAHO/WHO | |
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Role of HRH Information in Regional Planning |
| Selvi Jeyaseelan, HRH Consultant, UWI, Barbados | |
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Database Development |
| Selvi Jeyaseelan, HRH Consultant, UWI, Barbados | |
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Caribbean Human Resources for Health (HRH) Road Map. The Research Journey |
Sharon Rose Gittens, MSW Social Worker Intern, Ministry of Social Care, Barbados |
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Group 1: Report onHRH Database Options. Roadmap for HRH |
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Group 2: Regional HRH Observatory |
| Group photo |
