Table 1.

Reforms by the Guinean government in HW policy and management functions [1]

• To develop a national strategy to retain staff in remote areas via decentralized training and recruitment. • Strengthen the institutional framework for HRH recruitment and management performance. • Re-concentrate initial formation of health workers to improve the quality of care; • Strengthen the capacity of health education institutions through inter-sectoral collaboration. • Strengthen the skills of personnel in terms of quality of care and health management. • Establish a strategy to develop and motivate a Community Health Workforce [14]. • Reform of HRH policy and management is part of institutional developments in Guinea in which policy dialogue and health coordination structures have been established over the last years [15].