Inequities in the Global Health Workforce: The Greatest Impediment to Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

Inequities in the Global Health Workforce: The Greatest Impediment to Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

Health systems played a key role in the dramatic rise in global life expectancy that occurred during the 20th century, and have continued to contribute enormously to the improvement of the health of most of the world's population. The health workforce is the backbone of each health system, the lubricant that facilitates the smooth implementation of health action for sustainable socio-economic d...

Defining Sub-Saharan Africa’s Health Workforce Needs: Going Forwards Quickly Into the Past; Comment on “Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians”

Recent proposals for re-defining the roles Africa’s health workforce are a continuation of the discussions that have been held since colonial times. The proposals have centred on basing the continent’s healthcare delivery on non-physician clinicians (NPCs) who can be quickly trained and widely distributed to treat majority of the common diseases. Whilst seemingly logical, the success of these p...

The contribution of international health volunteers to the health workforce in sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND In this paper, we aim to quantify the contribution of international health volunteers to the health workforce in sub-Saharan Africa and to explore the perceptions of health service managers regarding these volunteers. METHODS Rapid survey among organizations sending international health volunteers and group discussions with experienced medical officers from sub-Saharan African coun...

defining sub-saharan africa’s health workforce needs: going forwards quickly into the past; comment on “non-physician clinicians in sub-saharan africa and the evolving role of physicians”

recent proposals for re-defining the roles africa’s health workforce are a continuation of the discussions that have been held since colonial times. the proposals have centred on basing the continent’s healthcare delivery on non-physician clinicians (npcs) who can be quickly trained and widely distributed to treat majority of the common diseases. whilst seemingly logical, the success of these p...

THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON HEALTH SYSTEMS AND THE HEALTH WORKFORCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA USAID, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development THE IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON HEALTH SYSTEMS AND THE HEALTH WORKFORCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA