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Education and training
In May 2006, the World Health Assembly adopted Resolution WHA59.23 urging Member States to affirm their commitment to the education and training of more health workers.
This Resolution gave WHO a mandate to:
- provide technical support to Member States, as needed, in their efforts to revitalize health education and training institutions, and rapidly increase the health workforce;
- encourage global health partners to support education and training institutions;
- encourage Member States to engage in partnerships intended to improve the capacity and quality of health-professional education in developing countries;
- encourage and support Member States in the development of health-workforce planning teams, and the use of innovative approaches to teaching, including the use of information and communications technology.
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World Directory of Medical Schools
The Avicenna Directories database, developed in collaboration with The University of Copenhagen, will replace the World Directory of Medical Schools and be expanded to other health professions, starting with Pharmacy and Public Health Schools.
The Avicenna Directories
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World Directory of Medical Schools
Scaling Up, Saving Lives
Scaling Up, Saving Lives offers ten recommendations to national governments, educational institutions and development partners for scaling up education and training.
Scaling Up, Saving Lives
Masters Degree programme with a focus on health workforce development
New Masters Degree programmes to produce managers and planners who will lead the scaling up of the health workforce development, starting with Sub-Saharan Africa.
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COLLABORATION WITH PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Global Action Plan for Pharmacy Education 2008-2010
Developed by the International Pharmaceutical Federation, WHO and UNESCO to scale up pharmacy education and practice relevant to needs, with a focus on countries in health workforce crisis.
Pharmacy Education Taskforce Action Plan 2008-2010
International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
WFPHA Goal 2: To advance public health practice, education/training and research
World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) Strategic Plan 2007-2012 updates the Federation's vision, mission, goals and strategies and serves as a road map for activities in support of the achievement of the goals. Its Goal 2 is focused on scaling up public health workforce development.
WFPHA Strategic Plan 2007-2012
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Other professional associations
Knowledge sharing
Online communities of practice and regional networks:
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Health workforce education and training
Global community of practice for improving the relevance, capacity and quality of health workforce education and training.
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Knowledge management for public health
A global knowledge sharing network for public health workforce enables better and faster access to and use of existing knowledge, sharing ideas through communities of practice, twinning partnerships and other types of exchange.
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AfriHealth: Building capacity for public health
A long term programme focusing on improving public health capacity in and for Africa in line with new socio-political realities; strengthening public health capacity by networking institutions, programmes and individuals; and promoting technology-supported learning and communication.
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AfriHealth database
Information about organizations, institutions, providers and role-players within the field of technology-supported distance education in Africa.
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The virtual campus of public health: Pan American Health Organization
The Campus is a public service of continuing education and information. Its main objective is to contribute to the development and improvement of the efficiency of public health management through the resolution of cases closely related with professional practice, as well as to promote the exchange of experiences among professional in the sector and among public health institutions of various countries. The Campus is provided in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
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The public health initiative: WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
The Public Health Initiative (PHI) aims to increase the South-East Asia Region's capacity to anticipate and respond to health challenges. PHI creates opportunities for training, research and policy development between public health institutions and communities across and within countries. PHI supports a quality improvement of public health education through the South-East Asia Public Health Education Institutions network (SEAPHEIN).
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HINARI: The Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative
Launched in 2002, the HINARI programme was set up by WHO and major publishers. HINARI provides free or very low cost online access to major journals in biomedical and related social sciences to local, not-for-profit institutions in developing countries. Over 3750 journal titles are now available to health institutions in 113 countries, benefiting many thousands of health workers and researchers.
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healthtraining.org
healthtraining.org is Medicus Mundi Switzerland's internet inventory of postgraduate training and further education opportunities in the field of International Health.
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Journal of Public Health Policy
The Journal of Public Health Policy is formally affiliated with the World Federation of Public Health Associations and offers free access to "The Federation's Pages" in each issue. The Journal publishes articles from all over the world that can inform policy in other communities, countries or regions.
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