| 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, University of the Witwatersrand, 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, University of the Witwatersrand 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, University of the Witwatersrand, 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, University of the Witwatersrand, 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, University of the Witwatersrand, 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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