Grappling with Health Worker Shortages
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Oct 16, 2009 -
Health workers play a crucial role in increasing access to health services for poor people. However, health workers are scarce in many developing countries—particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The recently published book Working in Health presents the case studies in Kenya, Zambia, Rwanda, and the Dominican Republic and looks at how effectively governments use the available resources in the health sector.
To find out what factors are potentially limiting the number of health workers in developing countries we have invited Marko Vujicic, Senior Economist at the Human Development Network of the World Bank.
For more info go to: http://go.worldbank.org/PU86PVIEU0
