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Human Resources For Health BI-Annual Report Improving HRH Evidence for Decision Making April - September 2011
Health Risk Environment
Description
The National Health Policy and HSSIP Goal is ��to attain a good standard of health for all people in Uganda in order to promote healthy and productive lives��. In line with this goal one of the key priorities of the NHP is to address the human resource crisis and re-define the institutional framework for training health workers, including the mandate of all actors, and strengthen leadership and coordination mechanisms to improve the quantity and quality of health workers. The objectives of the HSSIP are to scale up critical interventions; improve equity and access to health services; accelerate quality and safety improvements in health services; improve efficiency and effectiveness in the management of health services; and deepen MOH stewardship of the health agenda.