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Aims of the Research Programme

The research of the Chair generates new knowledge on human resources for health and contributes to the design of more effective health workforce policies and/or interventions.

The envisaged outcomes of the Research Chair are listed below: 

  • Excellence in health systems research, with a particular focus on HRH or the health workforce
  • Generation of new knowledge in each of the research focus areas
  • Generation of evidence to assist with improvements in the performance of the South African health system
  • Creation of opportunities for strengthening HRH policy development and implementation in South Africa
  • Contribution to health sector transformation
  • Enhanced public discourse on the health workforce and its importance to universal health coverage
  • Investing in talent and building the capacity of the next generation of ethical, multi-disciplinary HRH scholars with commitment to health equity and quality
  • Diversifying the demographic profile of health systems researchers

 

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