Current Crisis of Human Resource of Health in African Coun-tries
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 3
Abstract
One of the pillars for successful health care system is efficient health workers. They are also crucial in preparation for response to health threats like emerging epidemics and pandemics like SARS, Avian flu, CCHF, EBOLA, etc.1 Therefore human re-source crisis is seen as the greatest hurdle in achiev-ing basic health needs like childhood immuniza-tion, safe pregnancy and delivery, access to preven-tion and treatment of life threatening disease like HIV/AIDS Malaria and Tuberculosis.
Authors and Affiliations
Kinjalkumar H Patel, Prakash Patel
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP580161
- DOI -
- Views 116
- Downloads 0
Prevalence and Correlates of Unrecognised Depression Associated with Common Skin Morbidities among Attendees in a Teaching Hospital Dermatology Outpatient’s Department
Background: The health care pro-viders need to be aware of solving psychodermatological disorders by a multidisciplinary team approach. Objectives: This study was carried out to find the prevalence and corre-lates of un...
Breast feeding and Immunization practices soon after birth – A hospital based study
Background: World over most newborn death occurs within the first week of delivery. To prevent neonatal death early postnatal care advice and correct practices are key to detect early morbidity and avert death. This stud...
Anaemia among Adolescents in a Coastal District of India
Introduction: Globally, anaemia affects 1.62 billion people, corre-sponding to 24.8% of the population and South Asia contributes the highest proportion. As awareness about anaemia and its implication on the health has i...
Tobacco Usage Pattern and Its Determinants among the Students of a Medical College in Kerala
Background: Tobacco consumption by medical students could have negative impact on society. The study was conducted to assess the prevalence, pattern and determi-netns of tobacco use among the un-dergraduate medical stude...
A Study of Nutritional Status of Children Attending Anganwadi Centres of a District in Central India
Introduction: The burden of under-nutrition among children has not changed much even though various intervention programs are in opera-tion in India. The study was con-ducted to assess the magnitude of under nutrition am...