Title |
A scoping review of training and deployment policies for human resources for health for maternal, newborn, and child health in rural Africa
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Published in |
Human Resources for Health, December 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1478-4491-12-72 |
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Authors |
Gail Tomblin Murphy, Fastone Goma, Adrian MacKenzie, Stephanie Bradish, Sheri Price, Selestine Nzala, Annette Elliott Rose, Janet Rigby, Chilweza Muzongwe, Nellisiwe Chizuni, Amanda Carey, Derrick Hamavhwa |
Abstract |
Most African countries are facing a human resources for health (HRH) crisis, lacking the required workforce to deliver basic health care, including care for mothers and children. This is especially acute in rural areas and has limited countries' abilities to meet maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) targets outlined by Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5. To address the HRH challenges, evidence-based deployment and training policies are required. However, the resources available to country-level policy makers to create such policies are limited. To inform future HRH planning, a scoping review was conducted to identify the type, extent, and quality of evidence that exists on HRH policies for rural MNCH in Africa. |
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Canada | 2 | 14% |
Netherlands | 1 | 7% |
Uganda | 1 | 7% |
Rwanda | 1 | 7% |
United States | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 5 | 36% |
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Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 14% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 7% |
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Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Chile | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 215 | 98% |
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Researcher | 30 | 14% |
Student > Master | 28 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 20 | 9% |
Other | 13 | 6% |
Other | 42 | 19% |
Unknown | 49 | 22% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 44 | 20% |
Social Sciences | 24 | 11% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 5 | 2% |
Psychology | 5 | 2% |
Other | 23 | 11% |
Unknown | 61 | 28% |