Human resources for health through conflict and recovery
Lessons from African countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7750285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Enrico Pavignani (The University of Queensland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 661-679 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01236.x |
| PMID | 21913930 |
| OpenAlex | W4230250832, W2154563499 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
A protracted conflict affects human resources for health (HRH) in multiple ways. In most cases, the inflicted damage constitutes the main obstacle to health sector recovery. Interventions aimed at healing derelict human resources are however fraught with difficulties of a political, technical, financial and administrative order. The experience accumulated in past recovery processes has made some important players aware of the cost incurred by neglecting human resource development. Several transitions from conflict to peace have been documented, even if largely in unpublished reports. This paper presents condensed descriptions of some African HRH‐related recovery processes, which provide useful lessons. The technical work demanded to resuscitate a derelict health workforce is fairly well understood. In most situations, the highest hurdles lie outside of the health domain, and are of a political and administrative nature. Success stories are rare. But useful lessons are taught by failure as well as by success
Business · Environmental health · Human health · Human resources · Human rights · Obstacle · Occupational safety and health · Political science · Politics · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Resource (disambiguation · Work (physics · Workforce · Computer Science · Engineering · Global Health and Surgery · Global Maternal and Child Health · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Medicine · Nursing
| Citations per year | 0.58 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |