Towards a regional strategy for resolving the human resources for health challenges in Africa

Affiliations

¹ World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Intercountry Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe.
² Tropical Health and Diseases Research, Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria.
³ Health Systems Cluster, World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo.

James Avoka Asamani et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2019.

. 2019 Oct 11;4(Suppl 9):e001533.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001533. eCollection 2019.

¹ World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Intercountry Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe.
² Tropical Health and Diseases Research, Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria.
³ Health Systems Cluster, World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo.

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Keywords: health workforce; health workforce distribution; human resources for health; regional hrh strategy.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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