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Alternative Title:
Risk Manag Healthc Policy
Personal Author:
Grignon, Jessica S ; Ledikwe, Jenny H ; Makati, Ditsapelo ; Nyangah, Robert ; Sento, Baraedi W ; ... More +
Grignon, Jessica S ; Ledikwe, Jenny H ; Makati, Ditsapelo ; Nyangah, Robert ; Sento, Baraedi W ; Semo, Bazghina-werq ; Less -
Description:
To address health systems challenges in limited-resource settings, global health initiatives, particularly the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, have seconded health workers to the public sector. Implementation considerations for secondment as a health workforce development strategy are not well documented. The purpose of this article is to present outcomes, best practices, and lessons learned from a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief-funded secondment program in Botswana. Outcomes are documented across four World Health Organization health systems' building blocks. Best practices include documentation of joint stakeholder expectations, collaborative recruitment, and early identification of counterparts. Lessons learned include inadequate ownership, a two-tier employment system, and ill-defined position duration. These findings can inform program and policy development to maximize the benefit of health workforce secondment. Secondment requires substantial investment, and emphasis should be placed on high-level technical positions responsible for building systems, developing health workers, and strengthening government to translate policy into programs.
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Health Policy
Health Worker
HIV/AIDS
Human Resources
PEPFAR
Perspectives

Source:
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2014; 7:91-98.
Pubmed ID:
24876798
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4036141
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
U2G PS001824/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States ;
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CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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