Human Resources for Health and the COVID-19 response in the Caribbean: Challenges and opportunities
Date:
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Time:
10:00 a.m - 11:30 a.m. (EST)
Description:
PAHO Sub regional Program organized the webinar: HRH and the COVID-19 response in the Caribbean: Challenges and opportunities. The purpose of the webinar was to provide a space to facilitate the exchange of information and experiences related to COVID-19 response and HRH policy development in terms of lessons learned and areas for improvements.
Together with the experiences from two countries of the Subregion and the UWI Task Force on COVID-19, the PAHO Sub regional Program presented the analysis of HRH and the COVID-19 response in twelve countries of the Caribbean.
Objective(s) of the meeting:
To provide a space to facilitate the exchange of information and experiences related to COVID-19 response and health workforce in the Caribbean, and, to exchange experiences on HRH policy development in terms of lessons learned and areas for improvements.
Brief synthesis of the topics:
Agenda:
Master of ceremonies: Lisa Bayley, Communications Officer, Office of the Subregional Program Coordination for the Caribbean (SPC), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Opening and introduction: Ms. Jessie Schutt-Aine. PAHO Coordinator, Office of the Subregional Program Coordination for the Caribbean (SPC)
Technical presentations:
- HRH and COVID-19 response in the Caribbean: Analysis in 12 countries of the Region. Dr. Benjamín Puertas, Advisor, Human Resources for Health, SPC, PAHO
- The Bahamas: Challenges and opportunities in HRH and the COVID-19 response. Dr. Cherita Moxey, Health, Research Policy & Planning, Ministry of Health, Bahamas
- Ms. Nicola Andrews, Human Resources Unit, Ministry of Health
- UWI COVID-19 Task Force presentation: Challenges and opportunities in HRH and the COVID-19 response
- Jamaica: Challenges and opportunities in HRH and the COVID-19 response. Ms. Gail Hudson, Senior Director, Human Resources
- Questions and answers, discussion
Speakers. Brief summary of the curriculum:
Ms. Jessie Schutt-Aine. PAHO Coordinator, Office of the Subregional Program Coordination for the Caribbean (SPC)
Dr. Benjamín Puertas, Advisor, Human Resources for Health, SPC, PAHO
Mrs. Lisa Bayley, Communications Officer, Office of the Subregional Program Coordination for the Caribbean (SPC), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Dr. Cherita Moxey, Health, Research Policy & Planning, Ministry of Health, Bahamas
Dr. Kim Quimby, Senior Lecturer in Immunology, George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, The University of the West Indies (UWI)
Ms. Nicola Andrews, Human Resources Unit, Ministry of Health
Ms. Gail Hudson, Senior Director, Human Resources, Jamaica
Keywords:
Human Resources for Health, challengues and opportunities in HRH, response in the Caribbean, COVID-19, Subregional Program Coordination, Caribbean, SPC
