About the programme

The educational development and training programmes provides technical support to countries in the Region by strengthening their national education systems, including schools and universities, and supporting:

evaluation of training programmes in terms of relevance and capacity for scaling up production of health workers

strengthening of accreditation mechanisms

reform of health sciences training programmes and curricula

introduction of innovative training methods, such as distance learning

training capacity in countries in terms of training of trainers, teaching equipment and materials, infrastructure investment and development

networking and twinning of training institutions, WHO collaborating centres and exchange of expertise within and outside the Region

national continuing education processes

strategic management of fellowships.

Related programmes

Human resources development

Human resources for health observatory

Nursing and allied health personnel