Conclusion
The dialogue about human resources for health today is
broad. It offers data on the shortages of health workers
and the human toll that results, it provides a detailed analysis
of the causes of the crisis, and it presents a wide range
of solutions from task-shifting to new models for community
nursing. It asks tough questions about whether International
Monetary Fund policies constrain health
spending in poor countries, about the consequences of a
health strategy that is built around a 50% focus on HIV/
AIDS, and about the responsibility of wealthy countries
recruiting needed health staff from the poorest countries
in the world. The dialogue is also asking questions about
the best way to move from awareness and analysis to
action. The answers to this question are many and depend
on the situation of each country and its strengths and
weaknesses.