Strengthening Human Resources for Health Worldwide

Human Resources for Health in 2030 (HRH2030)

Project Dates: September 2015 - December 2021

In many low- and middle-income countries, health systems face shortages of qualified health workers, and decision-makers lack the data and tools needed to optimize existing resources.

A skilled, well-distributed health workforce is essential to improve people’s access to high-quality health care. The strength of a country’s health workforce has a far-reaching impact, affecting the country’s ability to diagnose and treat people living with HIV/AIDS, protect communities from infectious diseases, achieve improved health outcomes and advance universal health coverage.

The Human Resources for Health in 20230 (HRH2030) program worked in low- and middle-income countries to improve the quality of their national health systems. Through work in over 30 countries, HRH2030 has been adaptive, creative, and thoughtful to the human resources for health (HRH) challenges both globally and at a country level in support of that goal. HRH2030 collaborated with countries to build the capacity of their leaders at all levels and enable them to address their health workforce challenges — such as recruitment, staffing, training, productivity, performance, motivation, and retention challenges — with evidence-based, sustainable solutions.

Learn more about our global HRH2030 project.

Project Goals

Increase the performance and productivity of the health workforces in low- and middle-income countries, strengthening in-service training for these workforces and increasing their management capacity to improve how they deliver health services
Ensure that qualified health workers with the necessary skills are strategically located to address HRH challenges
Strengthen leadership and governance of health systems through increased transparency, management capacity, gender equity, and multi-sectoral collaboration

Improve countries’ abilities to collect and analyze HRH data to optimize existing resources and make the case for increased investment in health workforces

Our Impact Love & Sustainability in the Philippines: A Journey to Self-Reliance

In the Philippines, a couple is putting 10 years of lessons learned from participating in USAID projects with Chemonics into practice. Marie Rose and Jacinto embody how development works by sustainably improving maternal and childcare in their community for generations to come.

In many low- and middle-income countries, health systems face shortages of qualified health workers, and decision-makers lack the data and tools needed to optimize existing resources.

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Our Impact Strengthening Health Systems and Access in Senegal

To improve health systems, the government of Senegal is creating tools, policies, and processes to ensure quality health service delivery.

In many low- and middle-income countries, health systems face shortages of qualified health workers, and decision-makers lack the data and tools needed to optimize existing resources.

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Our Impact Closing the Gap in HIV

A new tool from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), tested in Malawi and Zambia, brings the HIV landscape into focus by unearthing data to address current staffing challenges in HIV healthcare facilities.

In many low- and middle-income countries, health systems face shortages of qualified health workers, and decision-makers lack the data and tools needed to optimize existing resources.

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