Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 8 4 2019 04 01 Reflections on Health Workforce Development; Comment on “Health Professional Training and Capacity Strengthening Through International Academic Partnerships: The First Five Years of the Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda” 245 246 3583 10.15171/ijhpm.2018.129 EN Gilles Dussault Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal Journal Article 2018 10 29 This commentary addresses the statement that “the authors believe that the HRH [Human Resources for Health] Program can serve as a model for other initiatives that seek to address the shortage of qualified health professionals in low-income countries and strengthen the long-term capacity of local academic institutions.” I adopt the position of the devil’s advocate and ask whether a country, with a profile comparable to Rwanda’s, should adopt this twinning model. I suggest that the alignment with population and other capacity development needs should be the main criteria of decision. https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3583_7da6ecc8de0a80d94adb6be927487bc0.pdf