National Health Workforce Plan 2001-2010, Ministry of Health, Maldives

Agency : WHO, Maldives

The Ministry of Health, Maldives approached the WHO Maldives to provide technical support to undertake review the NHWP 2001-2010, and appropriately revise the same. As a result WHO Maldives entered in an APW with the Institute with the following objectives:

  • Review and revise the existing NHWP 2001-2010
  • Revise the criteria for prioritising training requirements of the health sector
  • Identify possible institutional mechanism to implement the activities in the NHWP and include list of possible training institutions and course details

The existing plan was reviewed by interviewing and holding the workshop with key stakeholders at Male. Consequently, a revised workforce plan was developed considering the norms for each level of Maldives health system ' Island to the Regional level; and managerial positions at each of the department and the IGM hospital. The plan had worked out replacement of expatriates with the nationals. It is recommended that a national level training institute need to be established to address the training needs of the in-service health workforce. Establishment of a medical college is also recommended to produce medical professionals as a strategy to replace the expatriates. To ensure the effectiveness of these divisions, it is necessary that each of them develop a clear description of roles and responsibilities, hierarchy and reporting relationship and span of control. For this each division prepare a task and skills matrix, and type of health personnel needed to undertake the identified tasks.


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