... for Health Open Access Research Human resources for health planning and management in the Eastern Mediterranean region: facts, gaps and forward thinking for research and policyFadi El-Jardali*, ... 45.5% for Lab technicians, Health Management and support workers; and 40.9% for other categories of health workers) [1].Table 7: Information gaps in terms of management and planning for HRHInformation ... existing HRH research evidence in the shorter term. This measure would assist EMR countries in developing and planning effective policies to educate,train, recruit and retain their health workforce....