We are pleased to share a recording of the first event in the ECSA Health Community Health Economics Community of Practice webinar series, supported by WHO-AFRO and the Thanzi Programme. On the topic of Health workforce modelling, this webinar was an opportunity to share experiences on how health workforce modelling can inform human resources for health development at the country level.
The ECSA-HC Health Economics Community of Practice (HE-COP) is pleased to present a webinar series, in collaboration with WHO-AFRO and the Thanzi Programme, on pertinent topics related to health systems and resource allocation across the African continent. These webinars will feature speakers from world-leading research institutions and individuals working at the cutting-edge of health systems research and delivery in Africa. During these interactive sessions, attendees will hear about the latest health economics and health system modelling research applied in African contexts, and from policy-makers who are using this evidence to inform their decisions.
The first webinar in the series took place on 29 April 2025, on the topic of Health workforce modelling.
Agenda:
- Using Health Workforce Modeling to Inform Policy Reforms and Investments in Africa: Insights from Health Labour Market Analyses | James Avoka Asamani (WHO Africa)
- Reflections on the use of HLMA to inform health workforce compact in Zimbabwe | Jane Mudyara (Director of Human Resources in the Ministry of Health, Zimbabwe)
- The Thanzi Model and its application to inform human resources for health analysis and policy | Dr Bingling She; Dr Margherita Molaro (Imperial College London)
- Q&A session | moderated by Juliet Nabyonga-Orem (WHO Africa) & Edward Kataika (ECSA Health Community)
- Closing Remarks | Edward Kataika
You can watch the presentations and discussions by clicking ‘play’ in the video below, or visit the Thanzi Programme YouTube channel.
Further to the questions answered live during the webinar, a number of questions were posed in the chat. A summary of these, and the responses from the panel, are shared in this Q&A document.
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By: Kath Devlin | May 2025
