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Estimates of health care professional shortages in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015.
- Source :
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Health affairs (Project Hope) [Health Aff (Millwood)] 2009 Sep-Oct; Vol. 28 (5), pp. w849-62. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Aug 06. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- This paper uses a forecasting model to estimate the need for, supply of, and shortage of doctors, nurses, and midwives in thirty-nine African countries for 2015, the target date of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. We forecast that thirty-one countries will experience needs-based shortages of doctors, nurses, and midwives, totaling approximately 800,000 health professionals. We estimate the additional annual wage bill required to eliminate the shortage at about $2.6 billion (2007 $US)-more than 2.5 times current wage-bill projections for 2015. We illustrate how changes in workforce mix can reduce this cost, and we discuss policy implications of our results.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1544-5208
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health affairs (Project Hope)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19661111
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.28.5.w849