The Government of Assam, supported by the World Bank, has been implementing the Assam State Secondary Healthcare Initiative (ASSIST) to strengthen healthcare management and service quality across the state. Through this project, Assam aims to accelerate progress in improving its citizens’ health indicators by prioritising strategic HRH (Human Resource for Health) interventions and capacity building aligned with the state’s needs, changing disease burdens, and population dynamics.
We are providing technical assistance in these critical areas:
- Policy and Strategic Planning
- Analysing existing HRH policies and data to identify systemic challenges.
- Formulating an overarching, evidence-driven HRH Strategy and Management Framework for the state’s health department.
- Advising stakeholders on public health workforce policies, setting the research agenda, and translating findings into actionable reforms to uplift Assam’s HRH.
- Systems Strengthening and Management
- Developing/integrating HRH management information systems for evidence-based decision-making.
- Conducting a comprehensive HRH enumeration exercise across the health workforce, facilities, and institutions to enable effective planning, distribution, and forecasting.
- Institutional Performance Review
- Reviewing the operational efficiency of health directorates/institutions to guide policy reforms
