HRDA Origins

The countries of the Asia Pacific region have struggled with the constraints of their own contexts while observing gains made elsewhere among their neighbours. In recent years agreements between countries have seen an interest in achieving shared standards of staff training and development and staffing levels. Systems for communicating shared experiences among countries have depended on the WHO’s publications and periodic Country HRH Profiles. Unlike other WHO regions an HRH Observatory has not been supported in the Western Pacific Region. Read more…

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For a brief period, this capacity was supported by Australian Government (AusAID) funding to the University of New South Wales HRH Knowledge Hub at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine. HRDA was formed to fill the void in high quality HRH thinking in the Asia Pacific Region following the closure of the HRH Knowledge Hub.

 

The principals and many of the HRDA Associates have worked together as staff of, consultants for, or advisors to the HRH Knowledge Hub.HRDA draws upon a wealth of HRH experience and expertise, forged in the Western Pacific Region and in the domestic Australian market.

 

The foundation shareholders include Dr Graham Roberts who was previously the Deputy Director of the HRH Knowledge Hub, Head of Department of Public Health at Fiji School of Medicine and Director of Research, and who has led several Australian development assistance projects in the region. The foundation shareholders also include Lee Ridoutt, who formed and has operated a strategic HRH research company in Australia for over 30 years providing critical advice to national, state and local governments and their service providers. More information about that company, Human Capital Alliance, can be found at:

 

www.humancapitalalliance.com.au

HRDA’s objectives

HRDA was formed to meet the global need to strengthen human resources for health planning and development. HRDA’s principal areas of work are closely aligned with the five strategic objectives of the World Health Organization’s Western Pacific Region Office for regional human resources. The key directions of HRDA’s work include: 

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Ensuring that effective and appropriate health workforce planning and development is an integral part of national policy and responsive to population, epidemiological and service needs.

 

Supporting HR information systems that enable the delivery of effective health services by addressing workforce size, distribution, and skill mix.

 

Identifying and advising ways to satisfy health worker to ensure optimal workforce retention and participation.

 

Improving the quality of education and training to meet the skill and development needs of the health workforce in changing service environments.

 

Advising upon how to strengthen health workforce governance and management to ensure the delivery of cost-effective, evidence-based and safe health services.

What we can deliver

  • Country level strategic workforce reviews
  • National Health Strategic Planning reviews
  • Strategic workforce planning in response to identified and emerging needs
  • Creating HR information systems
  • Workforce administration policy advice
  • Training needs Analysis

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  • Providing contextualised training in HR leadership and management for health leaders
  • Study tours and professional visits to Australia on HRH
  • Curriculum development
  • Continuing professional development systems
  • Program implementation evaluation.
  • Developing the capacity of health workforce
    All HRDAs services are underpinned by expert project management systems.

Testimonials

Salote Puloka, Tonga Ministry of Health

I just want to raise my sincere thanks to you all on the HRH Country Profile final draft presentation to the CEO last week. The two professors, your expertise are well taken note off by our team and we salute to  you both in such a short time you come up with what we do need to have and I’m sure we will still be able to reach out for your assistance in the future I hope. Malo 'aupito.

Dr Trina Sale, Student

Thank you very much for the support and encouragement. It was a worthwhile course and I have learnt a lot from it, learning to dream and to take on challenges as opportunities. The importance of embedding change in the existing systems to ensure success, team dynamics and how best to reach out to the different personalities, the different ways to communicate with the different stakeholders based on their power and interest, and to classify risk based on the likelihood and impact. It was also an opportunity for me to learn from the wealth of experience in our group, from accountant, hospital secretary, senior nursing colleagues in various areas and heads of various programs and departments.

Martin Gavira, Buala Hospital

Thanks Prof Graham. It is incredible and very motivating having this paper to be published and reaching that level, the Australian National University on the DevPolicy Blog.

Helen Orihao, Student

Thank you Prof Graham. We are all with different backgrounds however,  your teaching methods had helped  us to achieve our goal to pass the Course. Thank you so much

Hedson Taro, Student

Hi prof. Great to note that we left no one behind its time to look ahead and practically put things together from what we have learnt,  looking forward for the next 5 years Strategic plan.  Learn from past to make difference.

Dr Joel Denty, Guadalcanal

I will repeat  the words of our colleague in class: "The food is nice because we have an expert Chef, so we always looked forward for every new day". We all passed because of your teaching methods and motivation. Thank you for everything.

Ambrose Kikolo

First, I would like to gratefully appreciate the Director of HRDA, Professor Graham Roberts for the vision and wisdom in developing this course and trying to make things meaningful in Solomon Islands context especially accorded to NHSP 2016-2020 and NSD 2016-2035. Thank you very much for your kind understanding towards us in time of hardship we face during the course.  I acknowledge you for being very professional and passionate to collaborate with other Emeritus Professors like; Professor Lee Ridoutt and Andrew Carnegie, the FBG Management Consultants. Thank you for all the presentations.

Lilac Sisiolo, Hospital Secretary Choiseul Province

This intervention (rostering staff leave to maintain services) has been implemented in my workplace and it has a positive impact within our health service. This is an icebreaker in my workplace and is really encouraging to identify issues and trying to solve them using what I have learn in my Major Assessment Project.

John Selwyn Harara

While we will now build a strong communication network among our self. We begin to see a lot of great impact within our self especially with the assignment development and the application of some approach within our work setting. I acknowledge the great lecture presentation from our resource lectures - Prof Arie Rotem, Andrew Carnegie, Lee Ridoutt. Takio tumas.

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