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Additional file 1: Table S1. Staffing Norms for CHPS. Table S2. Staffing Norms for Health Centres. Table S3. Staffing Norms for Polyclinics. Table S4. Categorisation of Primary Hospitals. Table S5. Staffing Norms for Primary Hospital. Table S6. Staffing Norms for Regional Hospitals. Table S7. Staffing Norms for Teaching Hospitals. Table S8. Staffing Norms for District/Municipal/Metropolitan Health Directorates. Table S9. Staffing Norms for Regional Health Directorates. Table S10. Staffing Norms for Health Training Institutions.

Additional file 2: Table S1. HRH Requirements, Gaps and Cost Estimates by Category of Staff, June 2018

Summary box As the global movement towards universal health coverage (UHC) gains momentum, countries in the WHO African Region will need to overcome several design and technical challenges within their health systems to achieve set targets. UHC is defined as ensuring that all people have access to needed health services of sufficient quality to be effective, while ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship.1 The definition embodies several dimensions including ensuring that good quality services are available and accessible, the whole population is reached with the services they need, and no one faces financial hardships in seeking care. Health systems must be strong to ensure attainment of the aspirations in the different dimensions. Health systems strengthening, and reforms are very challenging—both in terms of designing policies and programmes and effectively implementing them to achieve the desired impact. There is often a knowledge gap between ‘how to’ implement health systems changes and the technical assistance provided. Research evidence can provide …

Space and place of regional economic communities in the Who African Region. (DOCX 26Â kb)