1. [Crisis in human resources for health: millennium development goals for maternal and child health threatened].
- Author
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Beltman JJ, Stekelenburg J, and van Roosmalen J
- Subjects
- Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Emigration and Immigration, Female, Global Health, HIV Infections epidemiology, HIV Infections mortality, Health Policy trends, Health Workforce statistics & numerical data, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, International Cooperation, Male, Poverty, Pregnancy, United Nations, Child Health Services, Child Mortality trends, Health Workforce trends, Maternal Health Services, Maternal Mortality trends
- Abstract
International migration of health care workers from low-income countries to the West has increased considerably in recent years, thereby jeopardizing the achievements of The Millennium Development Goals, especially number 4 (reduction of child mortality) and 5 (improvement of maternal health).This migration, as well as the HIV/AIDS epidemic, lack of training of health care personnel and poverty, are mainly responsible for this health care personnel deficit. It is essential that awareness be raised amongst donors and local governments so that staffing increases, and that infection prevention measures be in place for their health care personnel. Western countries should conduct a more ethical recruitment of health care workers, otherwise a new millennium development goal will have to be created: to reduce the human resources for health crisis.
- Published
- 2010