Tuesday, March 30, 2010 ACHA Platform Workshop on Advocacy and Human Resources for Health

1. Tuesday, March 30, 2010 ACHA Platform Workshop on Advocacy and Human Resources for Health Erika S. Pearl Christian Health Association Technical Working Group on Human Resources for Health (CHA TWG HRH)

2. Human Resources for Health: Crisis Countries http://www.who.int/whr/2006/media_centre/06_chap1_fig10_en.pdf

3. History of the CHA TWG HRH Established in 2006 – Nairobi Declaration • Identified focal CHAs in each region*: • East Africa: KEC, CSSC • Southern Africa: CHAM, CHAZ • Central & West Africa: ECC, CHAG, CHAN • Terms of Reference for focal CHAs • Terms of Reference for TWG HRH *2008 focal CHAs expanded to include: CHALe, CHAS, CHAK, UPMB, UCMB *2009 all CHAs to participate

4. 2006 Terms of Reference TWG HRH Purpose: The African Christian Health Associations’ Technical Working Group on Human Resources for Health intends to assist CHAs to plan, develop, and support their human resources for health, in order to advance the healing ministry of Christ.

5. 2006 Terms of Reference TWG HRH Con’t Principle Objectives: • To strengthen Partnerships and Relationships of the CHAs with government and other partners • Toincrease Retention of health personnel for facilities within the CHA networks • To advance Human Resource Management Systems of CHA secretariats and their institutions • To improve Human Resource Financing and Training opportunities and practices.

6. 2006 Terms of Reference TWG HRH Con’t Cross-Cutting Objectives: • Advisory: Function as an expert group on how CHA networks are confronting HRH issues in order to advise individual CHAs as they face challenges • Advocacy: Advocate nationally and internationally for policies and resources to support the CHA networks ability to improve health services • Knowledge Sharing: Serve as a clearing house for information about HRH practices of CHAs

7. History of the CHA TWG HRH 2007 - Bagamoyo Meeting (Bagamoyo, Tanzania) • “Committed to follow-up on the HRH recommendations and the TWG will continue to support this process” • “The agreed resolutions in the area of Human Resource Management, finance and sustainability and management and governance will be followed-up by the CHAs for implmentation”

8. History of the CHA TWG HRH 2009 – Kampala Meeting (Kampala, Uganda) • TWG HRH would be absorbed into the larger ACHA Platform • Hotline HRH would be incorporated into quarterly ACHA Platform Bulletin • ACHA Platform would take responsibility for HRH document collecting

9. Achievements Exchange Visits focusing on: • Management/Administration • Information Technology • Supply Chain Management Hotline HRH • August 2006 – March 2009 • ~200 on distribution list • CHAs, other FBOs, Government & NGO partners HRH Website Portal • Btwn 200-300 documents • MOUs, Newsletters, Service Agreements

10. Achievements International Advocacy • Global Health Workforce Alliance • Healthexchange • US Government Financial & Technical Support for HRH initiatives within the Platform • CORDAID • MISERIOR • ICCO • Difaem • USAID (Capacity & CapacityPlus Programs) • IMA World Health • World Council of Churches

11. Challenges Conference calls for quarterly discussions on HRH issues CHA focal persons unable to dedicate necessary time Some CHAs lack resources for a Senior Level Human Resource Manager

12. 2010 Next Steps Regional HR Specialist – ACHA Platform to be hired to focus on HR needs to Platform membership Hotline HRH being revamped as a monthly e-publication of the ACHA Platform ACHAPlatform responsible for collection and storage of HRH documents How do we envision the TWG working within the ACHA Platform? • TOR • Membership • Activities • Coordinator of Group