BELICE
MINISTERO de SALUD
Y
SEGURO NACIONAL de SALUD
Secretaria Ejecutiva
Consejo de Ministros de Salud de Centroamérica y República Dominicana
“Core Data” Resultados de Belice
Hecho por un Consultado
Post/Position
Grand Total
Auxiliary
Nurse
59
Community
Health Worker
158
Work Category
Medical
Medical
Midwife
Doctor Technician
257
122
42
Nurse
Pharmacist
469
112
Public Health Grand
Officer
Total
60
1279
Prioridades por los “Cinco Metas” de Belice
Hecho de Nuestro “Observatoria de Belice”
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
Goal
Right People
Training
Polices
Migration
Work Place
TOTALS
%
Direction
49
90
26
30
32
227
21%
Activities Objectives Indicators
97
33
66
30
25
55
64
33
63
34
12
18
17
14
21
242
117
223
23%
11%
20%
Outcomes TOTALS %
66
311
30%
89
289
27%
76
262
24%
19
113
10%
15
99
9%
265
1074
100%
25%
100%
1. METAS
Líneas Basales de Belice RHS (2011)
1.
2.
Se llevo a cabo un informe del estado de los RHS en Belice en relación
con las 20 metas basales e indicadores (2009)
A partir de Septiembre del Ano pasado, se avanzada en las siguientes
materias:
a)
Convocacion de Observatorio de Recursos Humanes en Salud en 2007
a)
Desarollo de Plan Estrategico en 2010
a)
Desarollo de Plan de Operacional 2011
Policy Development &
Development
Training for HHR
Production
Regional Health Managers
UB - Dr. McKay
- Pearl Ellis
- Melinda Guerra
UWI - Dr. Saunders
Belize Medical &
Dental Council
- Liz Bell
Nurses Council
Technical Assistance from
PAHO MoH
- Dr. Majorie Parks
Migration
Public Service - Justin
Palacio
Healthy Workplace
SSB - Chaundra
Cansino
Immigration
Ministry of Labor
Ms. Dana Mas
Association of
Ms. Radisha
Mayors/Town Boards Simpson
CSME Unit
Foreign Affairs ( Carol
Gentle)
John Bodden (MOH)
Department of
Pharmacy Council
Nurses Association
Environment
Belize Medical & Dental Central Building
Allied Health
Assoc.
Authority
Pharmacy/MOH - Sharon
- Ms. Ebanks/MOH Anderson
NHI -Dr. Natalia
- Michelle Vanzie
- PAHO Representative
- Michelle Hoare
Put People in the
Right Place
Joan Flowers
KHMH
Ms. Christine
Tench/MOH
Ministry of Finance
Dr. Robert Tucker
NTUCB
Minstry of Foreign Affairs
(Scholarships)
Public Service
- Liasion in Charge
Ministry of Education
of Training
- Luana Moguel Sosa
Ministry of Finance
Social Work
Representative
Ministry of Public Service
Ministry of Eocnomic
Development
- Ms Janet Garcia
10 Persons
8 persons
9 Persons
7 Persons
7 Persons
2. PRIORIDADES DE PAÍS
Terms of Reference - HRH Observatory Steering Committee
The HRH Observatory Steering Committee is chaired by: PAPU Representative, Dr.
Robert Tucker

It is co-chaired by NHI/SSB Representative as nominated by MOH on October 19th,
2011, Dr. Natalia Rodriquez

Technical Expertise (Ex-Officio member) – PAHO/WHO Representative and UNDP
Representative

The HRH Steering Committee consists of representatives as follows:

The 4 Regional Managers : Central, Northern, Southern and Western

Representative from the National (1) and Regional University (1)

1 Public Service Representative (Director of Human Resource & Development)

1 Representative Ministry of Education

1 Representative MOFA/CSME

1 Representative M0F

1 Representative Ministry of National Security

The HRH Observatory Steering Committee will be tasked with the following
deliverables:
Liaises with the Ministry of Health, other government, ministries, NGO’s, professional associations,
academia, international organizations, and PAHO; among others, to share information, data,
research, and expertise toward informing decisions, recommending policy considerations,
educating and exchanging best practices. Monitoring and evaluating.

Create networking and strategic alliances with institutions and organizations concerning Human
resources in Health

Monitor and evaluate RHS internal and external migration

Conduct and Identify research in the field of training, work, and professional technical practices
in health

Facilitate relevant information for decision making in the development of human resources in
health

Coordinate discussion forums on the issue of human resources in health

Coordinate guidelines for the design and implementation of systems of incentives and permanent
education to guarantee quality and equity in the provision of health care services

Develop TOR with budget for a MOH National Human Resource Coordinator responsible for
Human Resources within the Health Sector (completed)

Annual reporting to provide feedback and updates to the Observatory

Plan Operacional
ACTIVITY 1.1.2: Implementation of long range guidelines, institutionalization of processes for monitoring and evaluation,
and wide dissemination of plans and their evaluations. (LONG RANGE POLICIES & PLANS)
MOH - HRH Unit Indicators for: Belize’s Health Workforce Strategic Plan 2010-2014
Ministries Affected
disseminated widely by end of 2012
1. Development, sensitization, and publication of the Belize’s Health Workforce Operational Plan
2010-2014 launched in 2012 with the Ministry of Public Service and Ministry of Finance.
2. Sensitization of 80% of the BZ Health Care Workforce before Jan 2013.
MOH, MPH, & MOF
3. The Belize Health Workforce Strategic Plan 2011 – 2014 launched in 2012
4. 80% Interaction with the Private Sector
ACTIVITY2.1.1: Reviewed and modified job descriptions for various categories of MOH workforce to determine whether it would be
useful to have a single job description. (RIGHT PEOPLE in the RIGHT PLACES)
MOH - HRH Unit Indicators for: developing appropriate Job Description to insure the Right People in
Ministries affected
the Right Places by the end of 2011
Workshop to Sensitize MOH, MPS, MOF, and other stakeholders of revised Job Description by August
MOH, MPS, & MOF Tasks
2011
Implement the new job descriptions by August 2012, (50% in December 2011 and the remaining 50% by
MOH
June 2012)
MOH, MPS, & MOF
Monitor and Evaluate the effectiveness of the new job descriptions.
Plan Operacional
Activity 3.1.1: Policy developed regarding national self-sufficiency in HRH for Belize. (MIGRATION)
MOH - HRH Unit Indicators for: Migration of Human Resources for Health monitored and
Ministries affected
analyzed - Policy on national self-sufficiency in HRH approved by the end of 2011.
1. Conduct an annual assessment to determine the number of health care personnel produced
University of Belize, MPS, MOH
Hdqrs, MOH Health Regions, and locally in comparison to the number of health care personnel brought in externally via bilateral
aid and/or foreign supported.
MOH Technical Units
Funded Consultant in collaboration 2. Perform an Impact Analysis on the differences between health personnel produced locally
with the MOH HRH Unit
versus those brought in externally through foreign assistance.
MOH’s HRH Unit, MPS, MOE
3. Develop policy to reduce Belize’s dependency on foreign medical staff/support.
HRH Unit, MOH Administrative
4. Develop a utilization policy/strategy for the effective Use of foreign medical brigades, and
Officers, and respective foreign
foreign medical teams.
training institutions.
MOH Regional and District Health
Centers & KHMH Computer
5. Maximum usage of online training to address the area of needs/priority.
Centers, BHIS
BHIS
6. Use of virtual library on BHIS for training.
7. Ministry of foreign affairs to secure scholarship to meet the needs of the shortage in the
MFA & MOH’s HRH Unit
medical field.
NEMC, MPS, MOF
8. Institutionalize NEMC standards on Medical Equipment and Maintenance.
ACTIVITY 4.1.4: National focal points along ministerial/institutional lines for identification of Occupational Safety and
Health Committees. (HEALTHY WORKPLACES)
MOH - HRH Unit Indicators for having: At least five focal point individuals representing different
Ministries affected
ministries/institutions appointed by March of 2011
MOH, MOL, MPS, MOF, MED, MOH and stakeholders (MOL, MPS, MOF, MED, SSB) establishes the OSHA Committee
SSB
Plano de Operacional
ACTIVITY 5.3.1: Strengthened capacity and infrastructure of nursing, midwifery, and allied health education programs in
Belize (TRAINING & HEALTH SERVICE INSTITUTIONS)
Ministries affected
UB, UWI, MOH
HECOPAB, UB, MOH
UB, MOH, UWI & Licensing
Accreditation Bodies (LCBs)
MOH - HRH Unit Indicators for: Increased number of Licensed Professional Health Workers in Belize
by 2015
1. Establish working Standards with other Latin American and Caribbean Countries in the development
of licensing for nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, medical technology, geriatric care, and environmental
health sciences.
2. Strengthen the physical and teaching capacity at UB, UWI, and MOE so as to provide quality
education for licensing requirements in nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, medical technology, geriatric care,
and environmental health areas.
3. Improve other academic resources in terms adequate number of performance based scholarships,
increasing library and computer capacity, and other support mechanisms needed for licensing
requirements.
4. Work with the GOB/MOE, Allied Health Council, and other public and private healthcare institutions
in upgrading, Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, Med Lab, Geriatrics, and Environmental Health to the
bachelor´s level.
Certified Community Health Workers (CHW) trained.
Establish BELIZE Allied Health Council
Los Proximos Pasos:

Ahorita:
a)
Belize is laying the foundation for CHANGE, based on verifiable information.
b)
Belize will be positioning 10-12 new Belizean General Practitioners returning from training in Cuba.
c)
However now is when the “REAL” work begins – changing the system, with a Reinvigorated Steering
Committee.

Proceso:
a)
Call a Belize HRH Observatory Meeting with the objective of informing them of the challenges ahead.
b)
And, How to best “Politically” change the scenery to implement the following:

Priorities:
a)
Implementing the Operational Plan with Monitoring and Evaluation of OP
b)
Working with the Belize political machinery
c)
Recruitment and Retention

El Proximo Paso:
a)
Continuar trabajando con los ministerios de MPS, MOF, MHD, y MED,
b)
Trabajo con los educational institutions (UB, UWI, y las escuelas profesionales de COMISCA)
c)
Continuar trajando con nuestro HRH Steering Comite y Observatorio.
d)
Continuar trajando en mejorando nuestro situacion y nivel de salud en Belice, Centroamerica y Republica
Dominicana!
BELICE
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