Prepared by: Dr. Musa Ajlouni January, 2010 - World Health ...

7. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONSThis report provides a comprehensive picture of the health workforce situation,production, utilization and governance in Jordan. It is evident from this study thatJordan has been remarkably investing in human resources for health as a keyelement for building a robust health care system. The followings are somerecommendations to help health policy makers in developing appropriate policydirections to address the challenges and gaps which were highlighted in this report.1. Health Workers Situation· Strategies are needed to motivate young women to enroll in nursing facultiesto meet the shortage of female nurses, like providing more scholarships andimproving work conditions for female nurses.· Efforts also should be enhanced to develop a marketing strategy to promotemale nurses outside the country.· Policy makers should find innovative ways to solve the gender imbalancesamong physicians at primary health level to promote reproductive healthservices and decrease the unmet needs for family planning.· Policies and appropriate incentives should be developed to attract and retainphysicians and other health workers in rural and poor areas.· A national plan to manage and contain the migration (brain drain) of healthprofessionals should be developed with participation of all stakeholders frompublic and private sectors.2. HRH Production· Restructure teaching curricula for health sciences programs to meet the realneeds of patients and local communities and to respond to the challengesfacing the Jordanian healthcare system· A national education plan for human resources for health should bedeveloped and integrated with the national health plan to bridge the gapbetween the supply and demand for health professionals.· Partnership between health education and healthcare sectors is highlyrecommended.· It is recommended that the Jordan Medical Council should initiate andorganize formal continuing medical education and re-licensing of specialist77