Developing Nations
Lack of health workers imperils Africa's gains, UN agency warns
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 10th, 2002
Officials from 17 African countries, who took part in the conference sponsored by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank, agreed that the problem stems from unsuitable training programs, inadequate cooperation among the many parties concerned, and losses of staff to opportunities outside Africa.
These factors combine to render Africa's health care facilities "barely able to function for lack of qualified, motivated doctors,...
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