Table 2.

Guiding principles for use of the health workforce framework

Principle	Process-related	Principle	Content-related
Country-led	Initiatives to improve the health workforce are carred forward by the country, rather than external partners	Results-focused	Health workforce strategies are aimed at achieving measurable improvements
Government-supported	Commitment by the government to support actions that contribute to a sustainable health workforce	System-linked	Health workforce strategies are harmonized with relevant components of the health system (e.g. monitoring & evaluation, supply chain, finance)
Multisectoral	Engagement by all sectors relevant to building the health workforce (e.g. finance, education, public & private providers, etc.)	Knowledge-based	Decisions are based on best available documented health workforce experience
Multistakeholder	Inclusion of interest groups relevant to particular actions (e.g. NGOs, patient groups, professional associations, donor coordinating committees, etc.)	Learning-oriented	Uses monitoring & evaluation to identify lessons learnt and best practices to share within and outside countries
Donor alignment	Donor support coordinated and aligned with country health workforce plans	Innovation-prone	Openness to exploring new solutions to overcome chronic health workforce issues
Gender-sensitive	Gender differences accounted for in analysis and development of health workforce strategies