Tanzanian German Programme to Support Health

Capacity Development and Human Resources Component

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Indicator

• The percentage of the health workers who successfully completed training in the regional Health Training facilities (Zonal health Training Institutes), increases by 25%

• A 20% reduction of vacant positions for Lindi and Mtwara (Baseline 2008/2009 1193 vacancies)

• At least 75% of DMOs posts (at present 14 posts) are filled by MDs/AMOs with MPH

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Approach - The human resources crisis in the Tanzanian health sector is jointly addressed by several agencies within the Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) in the health sector

• The technical working group on Human Resources for Health, led by the directorate of human resources in the MoHSW.

• With several development partners, such as CIDA, USAID, SDC, JICA, ITECH/CDC supporting the MoHSW in implementation of the Human Resources for Health Strategic Plan 2008-2013,

• RMOs and DMOs in the regions and districts

• Health Secretaries of the hospitals, districts and regions

• Health Training Institutions

• Health Professional associations

• Christian Social Services commission

• Association of Private Health Facilities in Tanzania

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Activities

• Strengthening the capacity and institutional development of ZHRCs in the working programme regions

• Strengthening HRH Planning for recruitment and retention including HRH management

• Strengthening education, training and development for HRH

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Challenges

• The health trained staff gap of 65% for both public and private health facilities

• Un filled funded post

• Small number of recruitment permits

• Long process of recruitment

• Posting, Deployment and retention

• Un equivalent increase of pre-service and in-service training enrolment

• Funding and coordination of the HRH activities

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Next steps

• Capacitate the Health training schools in terms of infrastructure, teaching and learning materials, accommodation

• Recruitment of more tutors (more than 80 tutors to be recruited 2010/2011)

• Include the HRH as a priority area in CCHP guideline for planning by the councils

• Increase support in terms of sponsorship for pre and in-service trainings

• Soliciting more funds for HRH (Global fund round 9, CIDA, USAID etc)

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