Health Workforce in Africa: Nurses are the Force
#Nurses form the back-borne of the workforce in #Africa’s health care delivery. The continent still struggles to achieve the critical number recommended for optimal service delivery. While there has been tremendous progress in the health sector reform agenda, t he # shortage of healthcare workers in Africa is and has been a significant public health concern that has been attributed to a variety of factors. The World Health Organization ( @ WHO) estimates that there is a shortage of 2.3 million healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa, which has a significant impact on the ability of communities to access adequate healthcare. One of the main reasons for the shortage of healthcare workers in Africa is a lack of or inadequate investment or budget allocation in the healthcare sector. Many African governments do not invest enough in healthcare infrastructure, such as hospitals and clinics, and in the training and education of healthcare workers , even after endorsing the Abuja...