Wastage in the health workforce: some perspectives from African countries
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Wastage in the health workforce: some perspectives from African countries
BACKGROUND Sub-Saharan Africa faces a human resources crisis in the health sector. Over the past two decades its population has increased substantially, with a significant rise in the disease burden due to HIV/AIDS and recurrent communicable diseases and an increased incidence of noncommunicable diseases. This increased demand for health services is met with a rather low supply of health worker...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Resources for Health
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1478-4491
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-3-6