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Human Resources for Health Network (HRHN) and its Priority Projects

Human Resources for Health Network (HRHN) and its Priority Projects. MARIO C. VILLAVERDE, MD, MPH,MPM Assistant Secretary of Health, Department of Health. Some Initiatives to Address HRH Issues. Doctors to the Barrios Program Pinoy MD Program

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Human Resources for Health Network (HRHN) and its Priority Projects

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  1. Human Resources for Health Network (HRHN) and its Priority Projects MARIO C. VILLAVERDE, MD, MPH,MPM Assistant Secretary of Health, Department of Health

  2. Some Initiatives to Address HRH Issues • Doctors to the Barrios Program • Pinoy MD Program • Human Resources for Health Management and Development Systems • Magna Carta for Public Health Workers • Human Resource for Health Master Plan

  3. Human Resources for Health Network (HRHN) • Multi-sectoral organization convened by DOH to support HRH development and management in the Philippines • Formally launched on 25 October 2006 through MOU signing • With 15 signatory member agencies

  4. Member Organization of the HRHN • Department of Health (DOH) • Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) • Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) • Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) • Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)

  5. Member Organization of the HRHN cont… • Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) • Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) • National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) • Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) • Commission on Higher Education (CHED) • Professional Regulations Commission (PRC)

  6. Member Organization of the HRHN • Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies- National Institutes of Health (IHPDS-NIH of UP Manila) • Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN) • Association of Philippine Medical Colleges (APMC) • Occupational Health and Safety Center • Public Services Labor Independent Confederation (PSLink)

  7. Human Resources for Health Network (HRHN) Priority Projects • Policy Briefs as an Advocacy Tool for the Proposed Policy Agenda of the HRHN • Human Resources for Health Network Website • Policy Forum

  8. Significance of the Policy Forum • Avenue for the presentation of the policy agenda • Advocacy mechanism for the proposed policy agenda • Possible solutions to persistent HRH problems identified in the past years, e.g. migration

  9. Managing the Migration of HRH: The Philippine Experience HRH Problems: • Loss of health workers due to migration • Emergence of nurse-medic phenomenon Possible Consequence Lack of adequate and competent health care workers to deliver the service

  10. Managing the Migration of HRH: The Philippine Experience Forum’s Focus Address the problem of migration through policies that will …promote quality education and adequate production of health workers/HRH … retain existing workforce … migration management

  11. Thank You Human Resources for Health Network Philippines

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