PLANNING CAPACITY EVALUATION

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Gilles Dussault assesses that planning is not rocket science, but some elements of reflection can be provided in order to respond to three basic questions:

1. How to assess the quality and impact (effectiveness) of health workforce planning?
2. To what extent does the effectiveness of health workforce planning depend on technical factors (competencies of planners, quality of data) or on political decision-making?
3. Is it possible to pursue long-term objectives in developing the health workforce?

So, to be effective, planning must be technically solid and politically supported. It is as much an art as a science. Planners need to understand the dynamics of the health labour market and to have the competencies to analyze and use data and information to propose credible plans, well aligned on policy goals, and at the same time to understand the political process of making and implementing strategic decisions.

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