Call to Action: Human Resources as a Priority

The Toronto Call to Action for a Decade of Human Resources in Health in the Americas (2006-2015) brings together the discussions of the working groups of the Seventh Regional Meeting of the Observatories of Human Resources in Health which was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 4-7 October, 2005. The meeting was jointly sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and Health Canada, with the support of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care.

The Call to Action aims to mobilize institutional actors, both national and international, of the health sector and other relevant sectors and civil society, to collectively strengthen the human resources in health through both policies and interventions, in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and according to the national health priorities to provide access to quality health services for all the peoples of the Americas by the year 2015.

The participants of the Meeting, recognizing the importance of this initiative, recommend that the efforts to respond to the call be addressed at all levels (international, national, regional and sub-regional) and that the Toronto Call to Action be a document that promotes the collective efforts of all stakeholders over a Decade of Human Resources for Health for the Americas (2006-2015). This Decade presupposes the need for making long-term, intentional and coordinated efforts to promote, strengthen, and develop the work force in health in all the countries of the Region of the Americas.   [ more]

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