Recife Political Declaration

In News: In line with the World health Organisation’s (WHO’s) global strategy on “Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030”, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued draft guidelines to improve the working conditions of all categories of nurses in all healthcare institutions across India.

The Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030

• In May 2014, the 67^th World Health Assembly, adopted this resolution as a follow-up of the Recife Political Declaration on Human Resources for Health.
• Member States requested the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop and submit a new global strategy for human resources for health (HRH) for consideration by the 69^th World Health Assembly.
• The Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 is primarily aimed at planners and policy-makers of Member States.
• However, its contents are of value to all relevant stakeholders in the health workforce area.
• Which includes public and private sector employers, professional associations, education and training institutions, labour unions, bilateral and multilateral development partners, international organizations, and civil society
• This framework identifies the health worker competencies needed to provide quality, integrated, people-centred, health-promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative care services
• This provides key principles required for effective interprofessional collaborative practice, including recommendations for policy and governance structures, health system infrastructures, and education programmes and opportunities.

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Previous Year Question

Q.1) Consider the following pairs: (2020)

International agreement/set-up        Subject

1. Alma-Ata Declaration – Healthcare of the people
2. Hague Convention – Biological and chemical weapons
3. Talanoa Dialogue – Global climate change
4. Under2 Coalition – Child rights

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 4 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 2, 3 and 4 only