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Capacity''Plus'' is a global project funded by the United States Agency for International Development and led by IntraHealth International. Focused on strengthening the health workforce needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the project assists countries to improve accessibility and quality of health services by addressing deficits in human resources for health (HRH). The specific goals of the project are: * Fostering global leadership and advocacy for HRH * Enhancing HRH policy and planning, including HRH management and HRH information systems * Improving health workforce development, including pre-service education, in-service training, and continuing professional development * Strengthening support to health workers to improve retention and productivity * Generating and disseminating knowledge about HRH * Fostering partnerships to improve HRH, including private-sector and faith-based partners and partners outside the health sector == Background == Capacity''Plus'' started in 2009 and works to address many of the key human resources for health (HRH) issues that have been highlighted globally. In 2006 the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated a global shortage of over four million health workers and identified 57 countries as having a health workforce crisis.〔World Health Organization. ''The world health report 2006: working together for health'', Geneva, 2006 ()〕 A 2013 report issued by the Global Health Workforce Alliance and the World Health Organization found that 83 countries fall below a threshold of 22.8 skilled health professionals per 10,000 population. 〔Global Health Workforce Alliance and World Health Organization. ''A Universal Truth: No Health Without a Workforce.'' ()〕 The constraint issues surrounding HRH include: * Shortages of health workers, especially in rural and underserved areas * Poor distribution of the health workforce compared to need * Mismatches between health needs and the composition of the health workforce * Insufficient skills tied to inadequate education and training capacity * Low retention and productivity * Weak human resources management systems A trained, motivated, and accessible health workforce can provide access to vital health information, services, and commodities. Capacity''Plus'' works in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. The project has completed activities in Haiti, Kenya, Mozambique, Peru, and Zimbabwe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CapacityPlus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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