Impact of COVID-19 on human resources for health and policy response

Impact of COVID-19 on human resources for health and policy response
Author:
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2021-12-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240039007

In the International Year of Health and Care Workers (2021) and in an effort to support countries in the design and implementation of strategies to address health workers’ problems during COVID-19, WHO’s Health Workforce Department and PAHO Sub-regional Programme for South America supported the development and analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on health workers and the policy responses via a number of country case studies. This paper offers a systematization of the policies and strategies adopted by the participating countries to face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic on HRH from five South American country case studies: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It looks at the impact of COVID-19 on the health, occupational safety and working conditions of the HWF and on the strategies and mechanisms used by these countries to increase, maintain and protect human resources for health (HRH), in terms of their availability, training, protection, welfare, remuneration and financing. The information and lessons learned contribute to providing evidence and align policy priorities and objectives around the protection and care of the health workforce of the countries in the region, and highlight the need to improve investment in HRH as a priority strategy to strengthen resilience of health systems, ensuring continuity, optimal functioning, access and adequate coverage to the whole population. The target audience is health workers and policy makers.

Impacto de la COVID-19 en los recursos humanos para la salud y respuesta de política

Impacto de la COVID-19 en los recursos humanos para la salud y respuesta de política
Author:
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2021-12-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240038981

En el Año Internacional de los Trabajadores y Cuidadores de la Salud (2021) y en un esfuerzo por apoyar a los países en el diseño e implementación de estrategias para abordar los problemas de los trabajadores para la salud durante la pandemia de COVID-19, la Dirección de Recursos Humanos para la Salud de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), en colaboración con el Programa Subregional para América del Sur de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Oficina Regional de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS), han impulsado un estudio de casos de cinco países latinoamericanos sobre el impacto de la COVID-19 en los recursos humanos para la salud (RHS) y la respuesta de política. Este estudio proporciona una metodología e indicadores de medición estandarizados para identificar, analizar y cuantificar el impacto multifacético de la COVID-19 en los RHS en Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador y el Perú. Este conocimiento y las lecciones aprendidas contribuyen a aportar evidencia y alinear prioridades y objetivos de política en torno a la protección de y cuidado por la fuerza laboral de salud de toda la Región. Adicionalmente destaca la necesidad de mejorar la inversión en RHS como estrategia prioritaria para fortalecer la resiliencia de los sistemas de salud, asegurando su continuidad y óptimo funcionamiento con acceso y cobertura adecuados para toda la población. El estudio está dirigido a los trabajadores de la salud, investigadores y hacedores de política pública.

La pospandemia y políticas públicas para enfrentarla

La pospandemia y políticas públicas para enfrentarla
Author: Diana Alexandra González Chacón
Publisher: Fondo Editorial – Ediciones Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-08-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9587603400

Este libro tiene el objetivo de analizar las alternativas de política pública necesarias para la preservación de la salud de la población, la reactivación de la economía y la definición de un marco institucional que facilite las relaciones entre individuos en un contexto pospandémico, mediante un enfoque multidimensional. En ese sentido, se analizan los antecedentes de las pandemias de carácter universal, el rol de las organizaciones internacionales, el papel de los bienes públicos globales, los modelos de gobernanza global desde un contexto glocal, las tendencias en investigación acerca de pandemias y sostenibilidad, los nuevos retos del Estado, el financiamiento de las pequeñas y medianas empresas, los incentivos fiscales a la innovación en inteligencia artificial y la utilidad de los modelos matemáticos para la toma de decisiones de política pública. De esta manera, se presenta un análisis ordenado de los retos que enfrenta la sociedad en la actualidad, con su explicación y atención mediante alternativas de acción pública. Por lo tanto, es una guía sobre el rol y la capacidad que deben desarrollar coordinadamente los funcionarios nacionales, junto a las organizaciones internacionales, para influir la definición de políticas que reorganicen el equilibrio mundial.

MhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG)

MhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG)
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2015-05-20
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9241548924

The mhGAP Intervention Guide (IG) is a clinical guide on mental neurological and substance use disorders for general health care workers who work in non-specialized health care settings particularly in low- and middle-income countries. These health care workers include general physicians family physicians nurses and clinical officers. The mhGAP programme provides a range of tools to support the work of health care providers as well as health policy makers and planners The proposed guide is an adaptation of the mhGAP Intervention Guide to be used in humanitarian settings. These settings include a broad range of acute and chronic emergency situations arising from armed conflicts natural disasters and industrial disasters and may include mass displacement of populations (eg refugees and/or internally displaced people).

Migrating to Opportunity

Migrating to Opportunity
Author: Mauro Testaverde
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781464811067

Acknowledgements -- Overview -- Workers in southeast Asia are on the move -- Migration in ASEAN -- The determinants of migration in ASEAN and the importance of labor mobility costs -- The impacts of migration in ASEAN -- Trade integration and labor mobility in the ASEAN economic community -- Migration policy in the ASEAN region -- Reducing migration costs in ASEAN -- List of figures

Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management

Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management
Author: Liam Donaldson
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2020-12-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030594033

Implementing safety practices in healthcare saves lives and improves the quality of care: it is therefore vital to apply good clinical practices, such as the WHO surgical checklist, to adopt the most appropriate measures for the prevention of assistance-related risks, and to identify the potential ones using tools such as reporting & learning systems. The culture of safety in the care environment and of human factors influencing it should be developed from the beginning of medical studies and in the first years of professional practice, in order to have the maximum impact on clinicians' and nurses' behavior. Medical errors tend to vary with the level of proficiency and experience, and this must be taken into account in adverse events prevention. Human factors assume a decisive importance in resilient organizations, and an understanding of risk control and containment is fundamental for all medical and surgical specialties. This open access book offers recommendations and examples of how to improve patient safety by changing practices, introducing organizational and technological innovations, and creating effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care systems, in order to spread the quality and patient safety culture among the new generation of healthcare professionals, and is intended for residents and young professionals in different clinical specialties.

Los problemas de la geografía escolar y la pandemia

Los problemas de la geografía escolar y la pandemia
Author: Benito Campo País
Publisher: Nau Llibres
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2021-09-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 8418047631

La pandemia ha cambiado nuestras vidas, pero nos ofrece la oportunidad de modificar las rutinas de enseñanza para mejorar la educación ciudadana desde la geografía e historia. Nuestra vinculación como docentes en la formación del profesorado y en el Geoforo Iberoamericano nos hace reforzar la didáctica como instrumento válido para producir el conocimiento y las habilidades básicas para los futuros docentes interesados en la geografía escolar de Iberoamérica. Así, la enseñanza geográfica necesita una práctica para desmembrar las noticias, comprobarlas, contrastarlas y entender su significado en el espacio territorial local y global; es decir, identificar y ponderar la relevancia y trascendencia de los hechos que se producen. Este libro responde al convencimiento que sus autores confieren a las tareas realizadas por el alumnado en general y los estudiantes de la formación del profesorado en particular. Se trata de “poner los tubos de neón” sobre quienes son uno de los ejes centrales del futuro de la educación, que por el desarrollo de su función docente serán los constructores no solo del futuro escolar sino del social y ciudadano.

Emotional Intelligence in Education

Emotional Intelligence in Education
Author: Kateryna V. Keefer
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2018-07-13
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 331990633X

This book highlights current knowledge, best practices, new opportunities, and difficult challenges associated with promoting emotional intelligence (EI) and social-emotional learning (SEL) in educational settings. The volume provides analyses of contemporary EI theories and measurement tools, common principles and barriers in effective EI and SEL programming, typical and atypical developmental considerations, and higher-level institutional and policy implications. It also addresses common critiques of the relevance of EI and discusses the need for greater awareness of sociocultural contexts in assessing and nurturing EI skills. Chapters provide examples of effective EI and SEL programs in pre-school, secondary school, and university contexts, and explore innovative applications of EI such as bullying prevention and athletic training. In addition, chapters explore the implications of EI in postsecondary, professional, and occupational settings, with topics ranging from college success and youth career readiness to EI training for future educators and organizational leaders. Topics featured in this book include: Ability and trait EI and their role in coping with stress, academic attainment, sports performance, and career readiness. Implications of preschoolers’ emotional competence for future success in the classroom. Understanding EI in individuals with exceptionalities. Applications of school-based EI and SEL programs in North America and Europe. Policy recommendations for social-emotional development in schools, colleges and universities. Developing emotional, social, and cognitive competencies in managers during an MBA program. Emotional intelligence training for teachers. Cross-cultural perspective on EI and emotions. Emotional Intelligence in Education is a must-have resource for researchers, professionals, and policymakers as well as graduate students across such disciplines as child and school psychology, social work, and education policy. Chapter 2 of this book is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License at link.springer.com

The Demographic Dividend

The Demographic Dividend
Author: David Bloom
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2003-02-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0833033735

There is long-standing debate on how population growth affects national economies. A new report from Population Matters examines the history of this debate and synthesizes current research on the topic. The authors, led by Harvard economist David Bloom, conclude that population age structure, more than size or growth per se, affects economic development, and that reducing high fertility can create opportunities for economic growth if the right kinds of educational, health, and labor-market policies are in place. The report also examines specific regions of the world and how their differing policy environments have affected the relationship between population change and economic development.

Promessas Não Cumpridas

Promessas Não Cumpridas
Author: Inter-American Dialogue (Organization)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2019
Genre: Cooperation
ISBN: 9781733727617

The volume takes a broad view of recent social, political, and economic developments in Latin America. It contains six essays, focused on salient and cross-cutting themes, that try to construct a thread or narrative about the highly diverse region, highlighting its main idiosyncrasies and analyzing where it might be headed in coming years. While the essays recognize considerable advances, they also point out setbacks and missed opportunities that have stood in the way of sustained progress. Strengthening state capacity emerges as a significant challenge.