The National Health Workforce Accounts (NHWA) is a tool designed by the World Health Organization to support countries in collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data related to their health workforce. The NHWA is critical in supporting the development of Human Resources for Health Information Systems (HRHIS) and strengthening health systems by providing a detailed and structured approach to managing health workforce information, which is crucial for making informed policy decisions and addressing workforce challenges. In addition, it supports countries in their national health workforce policy and planning and facilitates the standardization of health occupations (using ISCO standards) for interoperability with international platforms.
The National Health Workforce Accounts tool has four modules for data collection and analysis of the health workforce, as follows:
Number of countries in the Region of the Americas with information in the National Health Workforce Accounts (NHWA), on:
Below is a series of video tutorials to help you understand and use the National Health Workforce Accounts platform and portal.
Date and Time: May 30, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. EDT