Estimates Of Health Care Professional Shortages In Sub-Saharan Africa By 2015
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 shor...
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okr-10986-53382021-04-23T14:02:21Z Estimates Of Health Care Professional Shortages In Sub-Saharan Africa By 2015 Scheffler, R. M. Mahoney, C. B. Fulton, B. D. Dal Poz, M. R. Preker, A. S. 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. [Health Affairs 28, no. 5 (2009): w849-w862 (published online 6 August 2009; 10.1377/hlthaff.28.5.w849)] 2012-03-30T07:32:22Z 2012-03-30T07:32:22Z 2009 Journal Article Health Affairs 0278-2715 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5338 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Africa |
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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. [Health Affairs 28, no. 5 (2009): w849-w862 (published online 6 August 2009; 10.1377/hlthaff.28.5.w849)] |
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Scheffler, R. M. Mahoney, C. B. Fulton, B. D. Dal Poz, M. R. Preker, A. S. |
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Estimates Of Health Care Professional Shortages In Sub-Saharan Africa By 2015 |
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