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Building a Workforce for Future Health Systems: Reflections from Health Policy and Systems Research
Dena Javadi1, Nhan Tran1, Abdul Ghaffar1
1Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Introduction:
The era of the Sustainable Development Goals calls for multidisciplinary research and intersectoral approaches to addressing health challenges. This presents a unique opportunity for multidisciplinary fields concerned with complex systems. Those working in system-oriented fields such as health policy and systems research (HPSR) and health services research must be forward-thinking in optimizing their collective ability to address these global challenges.
Objectives:
The objective of this commentary was to share reflections on challenges and strategies in managing the HPSR workforce in order to stimulate dialogue and cross-learning across similar fields.
Strategies/Findings:
The following strategies are discussed here: definitional clarity of expected competencies and coordination across HPS researchers, national investment in HPSR, institutional capacity for coproduction of knowledge across different types of actors, and participatory leadership.
Conclusions:
Creative approaches in training, financing, developing, and leading the diverse workforce required to strengthen health systems can pave the way for its full-time and part-time members to work together.
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