The Millennium Development Goals, health systems and health professionals

Critically, an effective health system depends upon health professionals.

International Commission of Health Professionals for Health and Human

Health professionals and human rights education

The skills drain the migration of health professionals

Shortages of health professionals exacerbate pressures on staff.

Adams and B. Stilwell, Health Professionals and Migration.

In service training of health professionals (Arab Council of Ministers of Health WHO)

More health professionals are needed, requiring more training resources.

Health professionals are becoming more aware of the importance of education in maintaining good health.

Along with increasing retention of skilled health workers, more health professionals must be recruited and trained.

Promoting partnerships between health professionals and communities through forums and conferences.

Many health professionals simply do not receive education in human rights.

Number of health professionals and paramedics per 1,000 inhabitants (1999 2001)

As providers of health care services, health professionals play an indispensable role in the realization of the right to health.

There are no specific laws against such behaviour by health care professionals.

The movement of health professionals is not in one direction, but many.

Health professionals tend to migrate from poorer to richer regions or countries.

They should also train health professionals and adapt health infrastructures to reduce mortality, particularly among victims of discrimination

That information was then disseminated to health professionals and in public information campaigns.

The loss of health professionals is particularly acute in the English speaking world.

We need female health professionals and health clinics to address the basic physical, emotional and gynaecological needs of women.

In his country missions, the Special Rapporteur seeks and will continue to seek information on whether health professionals receive human rights education, and how far States and national health professional associations support health professionals to promote and protect human rights.

Various health professionals from the hospitals and universities of Greater Boston staff the project.

High income countries must address their own inadequate production and retention of health professionals.

Training of health professionals regarding health nutrition education focusing on nutrition problems of women and children and their remedies has started.

Similar activities to make key policy makers, health planners and health professionals more aware of matters relating to gender, health and development will also be supported.

The state laws define the scope of practice for medicine, nursing, and a number of allied health professions.

This type of action must be embraced by all of the health professionals and society.

Health care professionals (doctors, nurses, public health workers) can also have poor health literacy skills, such as a reduced ability to clearly explain health issues to patients and the public.

A recurrent theme throughout this report is the indispensable role of health professionals in the promotion and protection of human rights, including the right to health. Human rights education helps health professionals defend the rights of their patients, as well as their own human rights.

In the medical and allied health care area, men dominated with 92 per cent and 77 per cent respectively.

The attitudes amongst professionals limit the accessibility for women wanting to seek assistance for health problems.

The curricula for nurses and other health professionals needs to incorporate these subjects in more detail.

In the context of the present discussion, (a) and (b) are especially relevant to health professionals.

Poor terms and conditions of work are a primary cause of health professionals seeking to migrate.

In countries of destination, national mechanisms should monitor the human rights of health professionals, including migrants.

CMA emphasized the crucial role that health professionals can play in the protection of human rights.

There were approximately 2,000 health care professionals in East Timor working in more than 200 facilities.

The Board has also made recommendations for support of training programmes for health professionals on the techniques of treatment of victims of torture as well as for meetings of health professionals in which they could compare their experiences.

Reasons include lack of investment in health infrastructure, not enough health professionals and donor reluctance to finance the increased operational costs, especially salaries.

The practice of health professionals has a significant bearing on the promotion and protection of human rights, in particular the right to health.

The value of educating health professionals in human rights has been widely endorsed by States and the health and human rights communities worldwide.

There is no effective training for health care and social welfare professionals that covers the special health needs of people with intellectual disabilities, and no monitoring of health systems.

Reasons include lack of investment in health infrastructure, insufficient numbers of health professionals, and a reluctance by donors to finance operational costs, especially salaries.