The World Bank InfoShop and Human Development Network present
Grappling with Health Worker Shortages
Thursday, September 17, 2009
12:00pm--1:30pm
A light lunch will be served
at
World Bank I Building
Auditorium I1-200
1850 I Street, NW, Washington, DC
RSVP to infoshopevents@worldbank.org
An estimated shortage of over 4 million doctors, nurses and other health workers in developing countries acts as a major roadblock to economic and human development. Working in Health considers the fiscal issues in expanding the health workforce and the policy options available to governments. Through case studies in the Dominican Republic, Kenya, Rwanda, and Zambia, it also examines recruitment, promotion, and pay policies in the public sector and their important influence on health workforce performance.
CHAIR: Phil Hay
Communications Advisor, Human Development Network, World Bank
AUTHOR: Marko Vujicic
Senior Economist, Human Development Network, World Bank
PANELISTS:
Joy Phumaphi
Vice President and Head of Network, Human Development Network, World Bank
Ruth Levine
Vice President, Program & Operations, Center for Global Development
Joan Holloway
Senior Technical Advisor, Human Resources for Health, Office for U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
