Shortages and Shortcomings: the Maternal Health Workforce Crisis

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English

Authors:

Mridha MK, Koblinsky M

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id21 Insights

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11

Publication Date:

2007

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Providing maternal care requires a viable and effective health workforce. In many countries, and certainly in all countries where maternal mortality is high, the size, skills and infrastructure of the workforce is inadequate… Apart from taking urgent corrective action on salaries and conditions, strategic decisions must be made in three areas: training, deployment, and retention of health workers. [author’s description]

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