| Increasing access to health workers in remote and rural areas
through improved retention
Launch of the WHO Global Recommendations and Joint Symposium on Rural Health
| 7-9 September 2010, University of the
Witwatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Agenda
| Tuesday, 7 September |
| 09:00 |
Welcome and introduction |
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Chairs:Manuel M. Dayrit, World Health Organization, Department of Human Resources for Health (WHO/HRH), Geneva Ian Couper, Center for Rural Health, 91心頭利, Johannesburg |
| 09:10 |
-Short opening remarks WHO Country Office
Stella Anyangwe, WHO Representative, South Africa -Short opening remarks host University
Yosuf Veriava, Deanery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand -Welcome address and opening of the meeting on behalf of the Ministry of Health
Precious Matsoso, Director General, Ministry of Health, South Africa |
| 09:50-10:15 |
Kornik Key Note Address 7-9-10.pdf speaker:Saul Kornik, Chief Executive, Africa Health Placements |
| 10:15-10:45 |
Coffee break |
| 10:45-12:00 |
Introduction to the recommendations |
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- Braichet WHO programme on migration & retention 7-9-10.pdf
Jean-Marc Braichet, WHO/HRH, Geneva -Dolea WHO Global Policy Recommendations - process & key features 7-9-10.pdf
Carmen Dolea, WHO/HRH, Geneva -General discussion |
| 12:00-13:00 |
Lunch break |
| 13:00-15:00 |
Education for retention (I) |
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-Webber Promoting rural health careers 7-9-10.pdf
Kim Webber, Rural Health Workforce, Australia -Fish Development of a rural clinical school 7-9-10.pdf
Therese Fish and Helise Schumann, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa -Couper Developing training for Clinical Associates 7-9-10.pdf
Ian Couper, South Africa -General discussion |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Coffee break |
| 15:30-17:00 |
Education for retention (II) |
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-Buch Profile of Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools 7-9-10.pdf
Eric Buch, University of Pretoria, South Africa -Strasser Context Counts 7-9-10.pdfRoger Strasser, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada -General discussion |
| 17:30 (for 18:00) |
Official launch of the Global policy recommendations and reception
Precious Matsoso, the Director-General for Health, National Department of Health, South Africa,(on behalf of the National Minister of Health, the HonourableDr ron Motsoaledi) (Hosted at the Adler Museum, 91心頭利 Medical School, South Africa.) |
| Wednesday, 8 September |
| 09:00-10:30 |
Regulation for retention |
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Chairs:Percy Mahlati Ministry of Health |
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-Ray Training mid-level workers in Africa 8-9-10.pdf
Sunanda Ray, University of Botswana, Botswana -madzimbamuto nurse anaesthetists as key players 8-9-10.pdf
Farai Madzimbamuto, University of Botswana, Botswana -webber review of compulsory service policies 8-9-10.pdf
Kim Webber, Australia -General discussion |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Financial incentives for retention |
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-Dambisya Review of financial & non-financial incentives 8-9-10.pdf
Yoswa Dambisya, University of Limpopo, South Africa -Ditlopo Comparative analysis of incentive strategies 8-9-10.pdf
Prudence Ditlopo, 91心頭利, South Africa -Senkoro Mkapa Fellows programme 8-9-10.pdf
Ellen Senkoro, Benjamin Mkapa Foundation, United Republic of Tanzania -Mashimango Retention of contract doctors in Botswana 8-9-10.pdf
Kim Mashimango, North West District Council, Botswana -General discussion |
| 12:30-13:30 |
Lunch break |
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Chairs:Grace Allen-Young, Consultant, Jamaica Martins Ovberedjo, World Health Organization Country Office, Tanzania |
| 13:30-15:00 |
Personal and professional support for retention |
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-Fonn Strategies to support district managers & clinical officers 8-9-10.pdf
Sharon Fonn, 91心頭利, South Africa -Strasser Professional associations & agencies 8-9-10.pdf
Sarah Strasser, Flinders University, Australia -Vanichanon A life time commitment for rural service 8-9-10.pdf
Pawit Vanichanon, Langu District Hospital, Thailand -General discussion |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break |
| 16:00-17:30 |
Implementation, monitoring and evaluation |
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-huicho framework for monitoring and evaluation 8-9-10.pdf
Luis Huicho, Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia, Peru -remmelzwaal situation analysis in lesotho 8-9-10.pdf
Basti n Remmelzw l, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Lesotho -res4636fad5d8114bd0860c75ed8426 f8 Hilary Mwale, Zambia,Mwansa Nkowane, WHO/HRH, Geneva -General discussion |
| Thursday, 9 September |
| 09:00-11:30 |
Research agenda |
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Chairs:Manuel M. Dayrit and Ian Couper |
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-stormont results of research scoping survey 9-9-10.pdf
Laura Stormont, WHO/HRH, Geneva
reid monitoring evaluation session 9-9-10.pdf
Steve Reid, University of Cape Town, South Africa - blaauw challenges and opportunities for research 9-9-10.pdf Duane Bl uw, 91心頭利, South Africa Mylene Lagarde, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
huicho challenges and opportunities for research 9-9-10.pdf
Luis Huicho, Peruvian University Cayetano Heredia, Peru
rao challenges and opportunities for research 9-9-10.pdf Krishna Rao, Public Health Foundation of India, India -General discussion |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break (during working groups) |
| 11:30-13:00 |
Implementation plan and focus countries |
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-Challenges and opportunities for taking the guidelines to country level - partners engagement (panel with different partners and stakeholders) WHO (Carmen Dolea) -dolea implementation - who 9-9-10.pdf Intrahealth (Jackie Lemlin) -lemlin implementation - intrahealth 9-9-10.pdf CIDA (Dumisani Gandhi) DFID (Bob Fryatt)- fryatt implementation - dfid 9-9-10.pdf USAID (Karin Turner) World Bank (Christophe Lemi-) -lemi? implementation - world bank 9-9-10.pdf GHWA (Eric Buch) -buch implementation - ghwa 9-9-10.pdf African Union (Eric Buch) - buch implementation - african union 9-9-10.pdf Wonca (Ian Couper) -dayrit implementation - closing remarks 9-9-10.pdf: Manuel M. Dayrit -General discussion |
| 13:00-13.15 |
Closure of the meeting - Manuel M. Dayrit, Ian Couper and Stella Anyangwe |
| 13:15-14:00 |
Lunch |
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