The public health workforce in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and oppurtunities

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 2 SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Beaglehoe, Robert ^a   Sanders, David ^b   Dal Poz, Mario ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health crisis; Public health training; Public health workforce; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; MANPOWER; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0042528360     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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