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STRENGTHENING HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH

June 11 – 21, 2018 Boston, Massachusetts, USA

STRENGTHENING HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH

June 11 – 21, 2018, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

Instructions

1. Please TYPE or PRINT.

2. Applicants should provide all information requested.

3. Applications should be received no later than April 11, 2018.

4. We encourage all applicants to secure their financial sponsorship as early in the application process as possible.

Name

(as it appears on your passport):_________________________________________________ Gender:

Dr./Ms./Mr. First Middle Last

Business Title/Designation (Director of . . ., Manager of . . ., etc.):

Business Address:

Country: Work Phone:

Fax: Email:

Home or Mobile Phone: Alternate email:

___ English is my native language. ___ My previous training has been in English.

___ A copy of my TOEFL score is enclosed. ___ An English-speaking member of my organization will certify my ability in English.

Financial Support (please check one)

Please note tuition payment is due in full on or before May 11, 2018.

I will be funding myself: Upon admission to the course, I will provide evidence of sufficient funds to cover required fees and living expenses. (Self-funded participants are financed by funds from personal savings, friends and/or relatives.)

I will be sponsored: I will provide a letter of commitment from my sponsor detailing the level of support provided. (Sponsored participants are financed by funds from agencies, organizations, or employers.)

Sponsoring Agency: ___________________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________________

Contact:__________________________________ Email:_______________________________

Telephone: _______________________________ Fax:_________________________________

Human Resources page 2 APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

Required Information – your application will not be reviewed with out these materials

- A current curriculum vitae that details your work experience.

- A brief statement (250 words) outlining how you would benefit from attending this workshop.

How did you hear about this workshop?

____ A Colleague. His/Her Name:______________________________________________________

____ Professional Association. Name:___________________________________________________

____ On the Internet/ Web site: ________________________________________________________

____ Other. Please explain:____________________________________________________________

Special accommodation for a disability

___ I have a disability that will require an accommodation during the workshop. (If yes, please explain below.)

I verify that all statements in this application are true and correct. If accepted, I agree to pay the tuition as described on page one of this application brochure. My typed name below shall have the same force and effect as my written signature.

Signature of Applicant Date

If you have not heard from us within three weeks of sending this application,

please contact our office.

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|Purpose—A Successful Course Targeting Current Needs | |About the Course Directors | | |

|You've recently read about the priority of human resources development in | |Dr. Thomas Bossert, is director of the International Health Systems Program | | |

|reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in such publications as The| |at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health as well as a Senior | | |

|Lancet and The New York Times (see references below). This successful | |Lecturer on Health Policy and Senior Political Scientist in the Department | | |

|course is specifically designed to address that priority by providing | |of Global Health and Population, and the Director of the Politics Governance| | |

|participants with new and innovative ways of addressing human resources | |Group and International Health. He developed a Capacity Assessment and | | |

|policy and management issues. Individuals and country teams will learn from | |Sequencing Tool for Human Resources in Health for the WHO and applied it in | | |

|experts as well as peers from other nations and will develop their own draft| |Ethiopia. Additionally, he has directed technical assistance projects and | | |

|country Strategic Plans for Human Resources. | |applied research in Latin America, Asia, and Africa on decentralization, | | |

| | |institutional transformation, and health policy reform. | | |

|The MDG health objectives require a focus on human resources, critical to | | | | |

|reducing infant and maternal mortality, as well as the incidence of | |Dr. Diana Bowser has her primary academic appointment at Brandeis University| | |

|tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and malaria. A lack of human resources capacity is a| |as associate professor and director of the Masters in Science Program in | | |

|major barrier to the achievement of these MDGs. Health officials in all | |Global Health Policy and Management. She has 16 years of experience in | | |

|countries need to recruit and retain skilled health workers at all levels. | |health system analysis related to health economics, health policy, and using| | |

|They also need to strengthen educational and management systems and to | |econometric methods to evaluate health system changes in Latin America, | | |

|creatively finance all of the above. | |Africa, and the United States. She has provided technical assistance and | | |

| | |conducted research with funding from USAID, DFID, WHO, the Global Fund, Save| | |

|This course has been designed for health officials who will be involved in | |the Children, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, IADB, NIH, and the World | | |

|formulating country strategies. Until recently human resources training has| |Bank. She has worked closely with the following governments on these policy | | |

|focused on personnel management and on static models of planning for the | |issues: Nigeria, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Namibia, Swaziland, El Salvador, | | |

|public sector. This course, however, has been formulated to incorporate new| |Nicaragua, Honduras, Belize, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Ukraine, Kosovo, | | |

|and innovative strategies that include both the public and private sectors. | |Bangladesh, and Malaysia. | | |

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| | |Costs | | |

|Who Should Attend: | |Course Package: US$ 4,300 | | |

|This course is designed for experienced, senior public health officials and | | | | |

|staff in developing and transitional economies who are involved in managing,| |The Course Package includes tuition and course materials. We are unable to | | |

|developing strategies and in setting policy for human resources development.| |accept payment by a charge card. Note: Teams of three or more representing | | |

|Applicants from both government and non-governmental organizations will | |the same organization will receive a $300 discount off each tuition payment.| | |

|benefit from this course. We encourage participation by teams of | |If you are unable to attend, but have paid tuition, a $25 refund processing | | |

|participants who can work together in the course to develop draft strategic | |fee will be deducted from your refunded tuition. | | |

|plans for their own countries | | | | |

| | |Financial Assistance may be obtained from your employer or a funding | | |

|Course participants will learn: | |organization. Applicants are also encouraged to contact these suggested | | |

|how to effectively assess problems related to human resource development; | |organizations: the World Bank, USAID (United States Agency for International| | |

|new strategies to overcome barriers such as “brain drain” and poor | |Development), Sida (Swedish International Development Authority) and the | | |

|motivation; | |World Health Organization. Please note that Harvard University and the | | |

|how to turn funding for disease priorities into human resources | |School of Public Health do not provide scholarships or financial assistance | | |

|strengthening activities | |for workshops. | | |

|specific lessons from relevant experience in other countries; as well as | | | | |

|critical leadership, negotiation and conflict resolution strategies; | |Logistics | | |

| | |Arrival in Boston, MA: Participants are expected to arrive no later than | | |

|Course Topics | |Sunday, June 10, 2018. | | |

|The curriculum of the course includes the following: | | | | |

|Strategic Planning and Human Resources | |Housing: A group rate has been arranged at the Inn at Longwood Medical, | | |

|Financing Capacity for Human Resources | |Boston. More information regarding the accommodations and how to register | | |

|Management Control and Human Resources | |with the hotel will be provided upon formal acceptance to the course. | | |

|Health Status and Human Resources | | | | |

|Management Capacity and Human Resources | |Visas | | |

|Leadership and Institutional Change | |Applicants are responsible for obtaining visas. Apply for an appropriate | | |

|Education Capacity and Human Resources | |visa at your nearest United States Embassy or Consulate. Since you are not | | |

|Conflict Resolution for Human Resources | |required to be in Boston beyond the period of the workshop, you will NOT | | |

| | |need a special student visa to attend the program. If you are being | | |

|Educational Approach | |sponsored by an international funding agency, such as USAID, the | | |

|This course offers a blend of theory and practice, geared to an audience | |organization will make visa arrangements for you. If you plan to visit | | |

|focused upon implementation rather than research. Included throughout the | |another country before returning home, arrange to obtain the appropriate | | |

|course are lectures, group discussions, several case studies, problem sets, | |visas before you leave home. It can be difficult and time-consuming to | | |

|and preparation of group and individual case presentations. Classroom | |obtain a visa in the United States while you are attending the program. | | |

|points will most often be made through active learning methods, rather than | | | | |

|through lectures. Lively discussion among experienced participants is | |Application | | |

|expected throughout. | |Please complete and send the enclosed application, a recent CV, and a | | |

|1 Chen, L., T. Evans, S. Anand, et al. “Human Resources for Health: | |statement of personal benefit no later than April 11, 2018, as space is | | |

|Overcoming the Crisis. In The Lancet, 27 November 2004: pp. 1984-1990. | |limited. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. You should receive | | |

|Dugger, Celia W. “Lacking Doctors, Africa is Training Substitutes.” The New | |information regarding your acceptance within three weeks of submitting your | | |

|York Times, 23 November, 2004. | |application. Please note that in order to guarantee your place in the | | |

| | |course payment in full is due by May 11, 2018. | | |

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Please airmail, email, or fax the completed application, curriculum vitae and statement to:

Betty McNally, Program Coordinator Fax: 617-432-2181

Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Email: ihsg@hsph.harvard.edu

International Health Systems Program Phone: 617-432-0418

665 Huntington Avenue, Building 1-1206 Internet:

Boston, Massachusetts 02115 USA

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