ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVING HUMAN RESOURCES FORMED

ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVING HUMAN RESOURCES

Kathmandu, 26 Sept.: Twenty-four civil society organizations and non-state actors have formed an alliance to advocate for improving the human resources for health in Nepal, Save the Children said..
The organizations include the country’s major INGOs, NGOs, Donors, professional organizations, educational institutions and heath worker unions engaged in the health sector.
The alliance will lobby for evidence-based strategy for human resources for health and its implementation and lobby for increased financial investment to increase the number of health workers, healthcare facilities and sufficient and quality equipment for the facilities. Moreover, the alliance will call for improving the health systems that create the right environment for health workers to work with enthusiasm and efficiency so that no Nepali should die for want of a skilled health worker.
The alliance also calls for evidence based health policies and strategies that are strongly supported by political authorities and sectoral stakeholders.
Save the Children Country Director for Nepal and Bhutan Brian J Hunter said, “Health workers are crucial in saving lives, including those of women and children. Nepal would benefit hugely from putting health workers at the heart of its health plan so that they will work in the places where they are most needed and acquire the skills and resources they need to save lives.” Save the Children is one of the members to the alliance.