Strengthening human resources for health in resource-limited countries: the case of Medic to Medic in Malawi
Bickton, F.M.; Lillie, T.
Malawi Medical Journal the Journal of Medical Association of Malawi 31(1): 99-101
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 1995-7270 PMID: 31143405 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v31i1.17Document Number: 234812
Africa has a critical health worker shortage. As a whole, the continent has only 2% of the global supply of physicians though it weathers 24% of the world's disease burden. Similar demands exist for other health worker cadres including nurses, midwives, physiotherapists and pharmacists.
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