THE 27th PAN AMERICAN SANITARY CONFERENCE, Having analyzed the regional goals for human resources for health 2007-2015 (Document CSP27/10); Taking into account the urgency for a collective effort to address the prevailing crisis of human resources for health in the Region of the Americas and globally; Cognizant of the fact that sustained efforts over time are needed to achieve the desirable results of health-based human resources for health planning and policy; and Considering that the success in meeting critical health and health system objectives, such as universal access to quality health care and services, is largely dependent on a well-distributed, competent and motivated workforce. (AU)