Donor financing of human resources for health, 1990–2016: an examination of trends, sources of funds, and recipients

Background Skilled healthprofessionals are a critical component of the effective delivery of lifesaving health interventions. The inadequate number of skilled healthprofessionals in many low- and middle-income countries has been identified as a constraint to the achievement of improvements in healthoutcomes. In response, more international developmentagencies have provided funds toward broader healthsystem initiatives and healthworkforce activities in particular. Nonetheless, estimates of the amount of donor funding targeting investments in human resources for healthactivities are few.