Mechanism | Bolivia | Chile | Colombia | Ecuador | Peru | Belize | Grenada | Jamaica |
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Recruitment of additional HRH | 6777 HRH** | 19 027 HRH | Recruitment of scarce HRH | 3087 HRH*** | 44 207 HRH*** | 230 community HRH | 118 HRH | 1000 community HRH |
Temporary reassignment of HRH to COVID-19 treatment | 3 600 HRH** | 44 of essential non-COVID-19 interventions postponed**** | 78 300 HRH* | 10 000 HRH* | 80 202 HRH* | Not quantified | Not quantified | Not quantified |
Deployment of students and recent and overseas graduates | 520 students and recent graduates contracted (220) and trainee students incorporated (300)** Recruitment of HRH holding an unvalidated overseas medical qualifications | Students in their final semesters recruited | 1523 students early graduated in general medicine (1328) and specialist medical disciplines (195)* Accelerated validation of foreign qualifications | Cooperation agreements with higher education institutions | Rotation of residents Early completion of residency Temporary authorization to practice without validation of qualifications | Final-year nursing students | Final-year nursing students | X |
Work shift changes | Increased working hours for available HRH, even double shifts | Expansion and adjustment | X | X | 11 662 HRH worked overtime* | 12-h shifts instead of 8-h shifts | 12-h shifts instead of 8-h shifts | X |
HRH from international cooperation | X | X | 150 HRH recruited through UNHCR and USAID* | X | 92 HRH from Cuba and Médecins sans Frontières* | 121 HRH from Cuba | 8 HRH from Cuba | 140 HRH from Cuba |
Volunteers | 450 recent graduates through agreements with universities | 1000 students recruited and trained by the University of Chile | X | X | X | 500 volunteers | 59 volunteers | 1000 volunteers |
Armed forces | X | HRH to treat COVID-19 patients | Retirees from the armed forces and national police | 1523 HRH to strengthen the public network** | X | X | X | X |
Retirees | X | 1500 professionals released from duty re-entered medical practice | Retired HRH under 60 | X | X | X | X | X |