A Global Ecological Ethic for Human Health Resources

The need for a global health ethic.

e37 www.thelancet.com Vol 386 November 14, 2015 In the 1940s, the renowned Wisconsin, USA, conservationist Aldo Leopold wrote “The Land Ethic” as the culmination of his now celebrated work, A Sand County Almanac. In his essay, Leop old articulated the need for, and the ethical basis of, a new relationship between people and the land. He imagined the awakening of an ecological conscience that re...

Information systems on human resources for health: a global review

BACKGROUND Although attainment of the health-related Millennium Development Goals relies on countries having adequate numbers of human resources for health (HRH) and their appropriate distribution, global understanding of the systems used to generate information for monitoring HRH stock and flows, known as human resources information systems (HRIS), is minimal. While HRIS are increasingly recog...

Human resources for global health: time for action is now.

Over several decades, a global health-workforce crisis has developed before our eyes. The crisis is characterised by widespread global shortages, maldistribution of personnel within and between countries, migration of local health workers, and poor working conditions. The factors that led to this crisis include increased demand for care in developed countries with ageing populations, an upsurge...

The Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda: A Response to Recent Commentaries

[Human resources for health].

El mundo enfrenta una crisis de recursos humanos en salud, la cual afecta particularmente a países en vías de desarrollo. De acuerdo al Informe sobre la salud en el mundo del 2006 (1), existe un grupo de 57 países, la mayoría de ellos africanos, con deficiencias críticas en la cantidad de personal de salud. El Perú posee el triste privilegio de ser el único país sudamericano considerado en este...