Regents' Lecturer Mario Dal Poz Speaks on the Global Health Workforce

Mario R. Dal Poz, MD, PhD, MSc, Coordinator for Human Resources for Health at the World Health Organization, addressed a packed room at UC Berkeley's International House on Thursday, October 16th for his Regency Lecture, entitled, "Global Response to the Health Workforce Crisis." Dr. Dal Poz candidly discussed projected critical shortages of doctors, nurses and midwives in many regions of the world, as well as the migration of health professionals from sub-Saharan Africa to more developed nations. He then outlined an agenda for action, in which WHO, a leading international health agency, and other partners are working to address the crisis and develop HRH improvements at the global, regional and country level. Discussants included School of Public Health Dean, Stephen Shortell; Director of the Global Center, Richard Scheffler; and UCSF Emeritus Professor, Thomas Hall.

New Details on the 2008 Social Capital Workshop

The Social Capital Global Network 2008 meeting will take place at IRDES, 10 rue Vauvenargues, 75018 Paris, France, on October 10th-11th, 2008. Please contact Khadidja Ben Larbi at benlarbi@irdes.fr for meeting attendance requests.

The 2008 workshop is co-organized by the Global Center, IRDES and OECD/CERI.

New Publications Now Available

The GCHEPR is proud to announce the release of three publications. Full details can be found on their respective abstract pages:

• Forecasting the Global Shortages of Physicians: An Economic– and Needs–based Approach
• Lasting Global Shortages and Surpluses of Physicians: New Estimates
• Private Health Insurance in Development: Friend or Foe?

Fogarty Research Training Details Are Posted

The 2008 Fogarty Research Training Workshop took place from June 15-18 in Varna, Bulgaria. Information about the agenda, participants, and photos can be viewed on the workshop's Events page.

Director Richard Scheffler attends the First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health in Kampala

GCHEPR Director Richard Scheffler and Graduate Student Ellen Smith attended the WHO Workforce Alliance Forum in Kampala, Uganda March 3-5, 2008. The Forum brought together leaders in world health to address such critical issues as Financing, Management, Migration and Retention, Education and Training, Leadership, and Partnerships. Read more about the Forum. Scheffler with Stephen Mallinga, Minister of Health, Uganda and Alex Preker, Lead Economist, Health, Nutrition, and Population, AFTH2 Africa Region, The World Bank

GCHEPR announces the 2008 Berkeley Conference on the Global Health Workforce

The 2008 Berkeley Conference on the Global Health Workforce: From Evidence and Research to Public and Health Care Industry Policy will take place from April 4 - 5, 2008 at the Berkeley City Club in Berkeley, CA. You can now view the program agenda.

This is a closed event. Attendance requests are no longer accepted. Please look forward to the conference proceedings in May. You may also contact Amy Nuttbrock, Program Coordinator, with any questions about conference logistics.