So it seems in five Portuguese-speaking nations of Africa—Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea
Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe—which are struggling to cope with …

In Ethiopia just 200 doctors are trained a year for a population of 75 million while in Britain
over 6 000 are trained for a population of 60 million. The world is facing a shortage of health …

The agenda also urged governments to learn from the lessons of countries, such as
Argentina, Brazil and Iran, on a number of workforcerelated issues, for example: recruitment …

Although I do agree with the general message of the article, in the case of Mozambique, the
brain drain is not the biggest problem. Neither are the salaries. It's the pure lack of doctors …

In their World Health Report 2006, released today, the UN organization says that more than
four million extra doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers are needed across 57 …

Izindaba students'] experience–and if we create a sufficiently enabling environment–they
become trail-blazers in creating the right type of health system. They could be instrumental …

This paper discusses how Mozambique coped with the health system needs in terms of
specialized doctors since independence, in a troubled context of war, lack of financial …

The August issue of Health Affairs, titled" Lessons From Around The World," looks at the
health systems in the developed nations of Spain and Switzerland. It also looks at the …

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 …

Background Medical training has shown to be strategic for strengthening health systems,
especially in those countries identified to have critical shortage of human resources for …