Addressing the human resources crisis: A case study of Cambodia's efforts to reduce maternal mortality (1980-2012)

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Fujita, Noriko ^a   Abe, Kimiko ^b   Rotem, Arie ^c   Tung, Rathavy ^d   Keat, Phuong ^d   Robins, Ann ^e   Zwi, Anthony B ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Ministry of Health Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RESOURCE FOR HEALTH SYSTEM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84878433614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002685     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. WHO. The World Health Report 2006-Working together for health. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2006.
2. Fujita N, Zwi AB, Nagai M, et al. A comprehensive framework for human resource system development in fragile and post-conflict states. PLoS Med 2011;8:e1001146.
3. WHO. The World Health Report 2005-Make every mother and child count. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2005.
4. Koblinsky M, Matthews Z, Hussein J, et al. Going to scale with professional skilled care. Lancet 2006;368:1377-86. (Pubitemid 44550130)
5. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Cambodia. General Population Census 2008. Phnom Penh Cambodia, 2009.
6. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Cambodia, MoH, Cambodia, MEASURE DHS ICF Macro. Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey 2010. http://www.measuredhs.com/publications
7. MoH Cambodia. Report of comprehensive midwifery review in Cambodia. 2006.
8. Macrae J, Zwi A, Forsythe V. Aid policy in transition: A preliminary analysis of 'post'-conflict rehabilitation of the health sector. J Int Dev 1995;7:669-84. (Pubitemid 26431790)
9. Hagan MC, Foreman K, Naghavi M, et al. Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: A systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5. Lancet 2010;375:1609-23.
10. Huy S. Formation d'infirmier/éres et des professionels para et auxilliaires médicaux au Cambodge. Thèsis No. 601, University of Health Science, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2005.
11. MoH Cambodia. Health Workforce Development Plan 1996-2005.
12. MoH-HRD Cambodia. Report on midwifery education. 2007.
13. MoH Cambodia. Health Workforce Development Plan 1996-2005. Third and final review. 2004.
14. MoH-HRD. Annual report on implementation of primary nurse and primary midwife training program in North-East Region (translated from Khmer). 2005.
15. MoH, Cambodia. 'Obstacles to deliveries by trained health providers to Cambodian rural women' MoH Health Sector Support Project UNFPA 2006.
16. WHO. WHO Country Corporation Strategy Cambodia 2009-2015. 2009. The World Bank. Report No: 42249-KH.
17. National Institute of Public Health, MoH, Cambodia, National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Cambodia and ORC Macro. Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey, 2005. http://www.measuredhs.com/publications
18. MoH Cambodia. High level midwifery taskforce terms of reference, 2007 (translated from Khmer).
19. MoH Cambodia. Multi-year Plan of High Level Midwifery Taskforce. 2008.
20. Ministry of Economy and Finance Cambodia. Inter-Ministerial Prakas on Delivery Incentives (translated from Khmer). 2007.
21. Amendment of Royal decree No. 0607-233 (2002) on the statue for of health staff (translated from Khmer). 2007.
22. MoH Cambodia. Health Strategic Plan 2008-2015.
23. MoH Cambodia. Report of MW deployment taskforce (translated from Khmer). 2008.
24. MoH Cambodia. Circular on midwifery deployment (translated from Khmer). 2009.
25. MoH Cambodia. Report of the second national midwifery forum (translated from Khmer). 2009.
26. MoH, Cambodia. Fast track initiative road map for reducing maternal and newborn mortality 2010-2015.
27. MoH, Cambodia. Mid Term Review of the Health Workforce Development Plan 2006-2015. 2012.
28. MoH Cambodia. Report of national midwifery forum 2005 (translated from Khmer).
29. Varpilah ST, Safer M, Frenkel E, et al. Rebuilding human resources for health: A case study from Liberia. Hum Resour Health 2011; 9:11.
30. Donnelly J. How did Sierra Leone provide free health care? Lancet 2011;377:1393-6.
31. Ith P, Dawson A, Homer CSE. Challenges to reaching MDG5: A qualitative analysis of the working environment of skilled birth attendants in Cambodia. Int Jf Childbirth 2012;2:153-62.