Capacity Building and Development in the Health Sector: Implications for Romania
Abstract
Capacity development is a key component in the overall improvement process of any branch of the public sector within a country. The role of capacity building is defined by the ability of a system to maximize its productivity and human resource availability and regeneration over time, through the enacting of positive policies which are beneficial to itself and to the people that comprise it. Due to recent events, it became essential to re-evaluate the development of the workforce capacity processes with respect to the of the swiftly changing global healthcare system requirements. In the case of the public health sector, capacity building and development are fully influenced by the number of human resources and financial investments that are poured into the apparatus, since one cannot ensure productivity without the other; these two factors are highly dependent on each other. From a political point of view, the ramifications of a failed development programme have been proved to be dire for the health sector within Romania as it can be observed, over the last two decades, what a subpar financial backing can do to such an institution. It is imperative for a country to invest into the infrastructure of its public health system just as much as it should invest in the workers within it, otherwise it is destined to fail to meet the popular requirement of medical care, which are of a paramount importance. Considering the mentioned objectives and motifs, this study`s main target is to explore how capacity building is to be improved to meet the newly formed demands of the public health system, due to the recent critical changes it has suffered.