Human Resource Strategies to Improve Newborn Care in Health Facilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (56 pages)
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Human resource for health strategies to improve newborn care in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries -- Strategy 1: Improve and standardize the content, curricula and development of competence in neonatal care in pre-service programmes for health workers -- Strategy 2: Build the capacity of existing newborn care providers through orientation programmes, continuing education, skills training, quality improvement initiatives and support to maintain and increase competence -- Strategy 3: Upgrade existing cadres with additional specialized training in neonatal care, with additional qualification or certification at undergraduate level -- Strategy 4: Create and train a new cadre of specialized neonatal nurses -- Strategy 5: Standardize the levels of neonatal care provision, with safe referral of mothers and infants -- Strategy 6: Establish strategies for health worker recruitment, well-being, motivation and retention -- Strategy 7: Ensure effective staffing, staff ratios and skill mixes in local neonatal units -- Strategy 8: Strengthen national human resources planning, policy and regulations for development and management of neonatal services at all levels -- Strategy 9: Allocate adequate funds for capacity-building and support for neonatal care in the national budget for human resources for health -- Strategy 10: Promote global strategies, collaborations, accountability, leadership and governance for human resources for neonatal care, integrating innovative multi-country research and learning networks. -- Priorities and timeline for action -- References -- Annex 1. Examples of education programmes and career options for nurses and midwives working with newborns. Annex 2. Learning and support options for workers in neonatal health in low- and middle-income countries, with examples of implementation.
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Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Human resource for health strategies to improve newborn care in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries -- Strategy 1: Improve and standardize the content, curricula and development of competence in neonatal care in pre-service programmes for health workers -- Strategy 2: Build the capacity of existing newborn care providers through orientation programmes, continuing education, skills training, quality improvement initiatives and support to maintain and increase competence -- Strategy 3: Upgrade existing cadres with additional specialized training in neonatal care, with additional qualification or certification at undergraduate level -- Strategy 4: Create and train a new cadre of specialized neonatal nurses -- Strategy 5: Standardize the levels of neonatal care provision, with safe referral of mothers and infants -- Strategy 6: Establish strategies for health worker recruitment, well-being, motivation and retention -- Strategy 7: Ensure effective staffing, staff ratios and skill mixes in local neonatal units -- Strategy 8: Strengthen national human resources planning, policy and regulations for development and management of neonatal services at all levels -- Strategy 9: Allocate adequate funds for capacity-building and support for neonatal care in the national budget for human resources for health -- Strategy 10: Promote global strategies, collaborations, accountability, leadership and governance for human resources for neonatal care, integrating innovative multi-country research and learning networks. -- Priorities and timeline for action -- References -- Annex 1. Examples of education programmes and career options for nurses and midwives working with newborns. Annex 2. Learning and support options for workers in neonatal health in low- and middle-income countries, with examples of implementation.
9789240015227
Electronic books.