Human Resources for Health Kenya Mechanism - Medical Specialists Training Framework Consultant - Jobs in Kenya

Human Resources for Health Kenya Mechanism - Medical Specialists Training Framework Consultant - Jobs in Kenya

The Human Resources for Health (HRH) Kenya is a Mechanism funded by the Presidents Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Implemented by IntraHealth International Inc. and its partners AMREF Health Africa and Strathmore University Business School (SBS), the mandate of HRH/Kenya is to strengthen health workforce management to achieve improved health outcomes.

Background to consultancy

Kenya requires improved access to well-trained, knowledgeable, well-distributed/deployed and culturally-sensitive health workers to deliver on the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda that focuses on meeting the health demands of the fast-growing population.

Even then, there is a critical shortage of human resources for health (HRH), with the country ranking among the 57 HRH-crisis countries in the world, with 1.5 HWs per 1,000 populations, against the recommendation of 2.3/1,000.

Overall Objective

Review the current practices in the training and, deployment of medical specialists and, develop a more cost effective and, equitable framework focusing on the key domains of HRH

Consultancy deliverables

The following are the deliverables for this consultancy;