Liberia’s First Health Workforce Program Strategy: Reflections and Lessons Learned

Following civil war and the Ebola epidemic, Liberia’s health workforce was devastated, essential health services and primary care were disrupted, and health outcomes for maternal and child mortality were amongst the worst in the world. To reverse these trends, the government of Liberia developed the...

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Autores principales:	Bernice Dahn, Lila Kerr, Tej Nuthulaganti, Moses Massaquoi, Marion Subah, Attila Yaman, Chelsea M. Plyler, Corrado Cancedda, Roseda E. Marshall, Regan H. Marsh
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2021
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:57ed71eb331f494a93d5f2d618c7407c2021-11-08T08:04:51ZLiberia’s First Health Workforce Program Strategy: Reflections and Lessons Learned2214-999610.5334/aogh.3242https://doaj.org/article/57ed71eb331f494a93d5f2d618c7407c2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3242https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Following civil war and the Ebola epidemic, Liberia’s health workforce was devastated, essential health services and primary care were disrupted, and health outcomes for maternal and child mortality were amongst the worst in the world. To reverse these trends, the government of Liberia developed the 'Health Workforce Program (HWP) Strategy 2015–2021'. With the goal of building a resilient and responsive health system to ensure access to essential services and the ability to respond to future crises, this strategy aimed to add 6,000 new professionals to the workforce. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we share lessons learned from the program’s development and first years of implementation.Bernice DahnLila KerrTej NuthulagantiMoses MassaquoiMarion SubahAttila YamanChelsea M. PlylerCorrado CanceddaRoseda E. MarshallRegan H. MarshUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 87, Iss 1 (2021)
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description	Following civil war and the Ebola epidemic, Liberia’s health workforce was devastated, essential health services and primary care were disrupted, and health outcomes for maternal and child mortality were amongst the worst in the world. To reverse these trends, the government of Liberia developed the 'Health Workforce Program (HWP) Strategy 2015–2021'. With the goal of building a resilient and responsive health system to ensure access to essential services and the ability to respond to future crises, this strategy aimed to add 6,000 new professionals to the workforce. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we share lessons learned from the program’s development and first years of implementation.
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title	Liberia’s First Health Workforce Program Strategy: Reflections and Lessons Learned
title_short	Liberia’s First Health Workforce Program Strategy: Reflections and Lessons Learned
title_full	Liberia’s First Health Workforce Program Strategy: Reflections and Lessons Learned
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Liberia’s First Health Workforce Program Strategy: Reflections and Lessons Learned

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