Overcoming sub-Saharan Africa’s health workforce paradox mckinsey.com/industries/soc…

Africa’s health workforce is growing: from 1.6M in 2013 to 5.1M in 2022! Density rose from 11 to 27 health workers per 10,000 population, driven by a 70% increase in training capacity and 255K annual graduates. 🌟 gh.bmj.com/content/7/Supp… Yet, a gap of 6.1M health workers remains

Kenya is advancing toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with investments in health systems but faces critical health workforce challenges. A 2022 Health Labour Market Analysis highlights a projected shortage of 114K workers by 2030. To bridge the gap, annual health workforce

"Medical decision science is a field that encompasses several related pursuits. As a normative endeavor, it proposes standards for ideal decision making. As a descriptive endeavor, it seeks to explain how physicians and patients routinely make decisions, and has identified

🚨 Training Calendar Alert 🚨 The Africa Health Economics Study Group (#AfHESG) at KEMRI-Wellcome Trust is excited to announce the #2025TrainingCalendar! Here's to another year of learning, collaboration, and advancing health economics together! 💡 #HealthEconomics

SMDM recognizes leaders and early career scholars. You probably know someone who is deserving! Learn more about the awards, qualifications, and how to nominate them here: loom.ly/A2hGDi8 Deadline is Tuesday so don't wait!

We will be having insightful discussions on how to overcome health labour market failures in Africa at a time countries are facing debt crisis and precipitated donor transitions.

In this brief report, we examine contemporary estimates of required CHW densities, comparing full-time vs. part-time employment scenarios. Our findings reveal no single tool provides a universal best estimate, with densities ranging from 11.2 to 59.5 per 10,000 population,

At the Africa Health Economics & Policy Association (AfHEA) conference in Kigali, we will examine Africa's health labour market failures and explore opportunities to stimulate policy reforms and investments using the Africa #HWF #Investment #Charter. Join us in person and online.

Informed by a Health Labour Market Analysis supported by #WHO, the Gov't of Ghana is holding a National Health Workforce Policy Dialogue to build consensus to #Align, #Invest, and #Sustain the workforce. The principles of the Africa Health Workforce Investment #Charter are in

Join us on 29 April 2025 to discuss how Health Workforce Modelling can inform national policies on health workforce development. Register Here: york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join us tomorrow to discuss the technicalities and our lived experiences on how to undertake a PhD by publication. Register here: forms.gle/ifLuWSU4g54eEX…

In this editorial, we outline the vision for transforming health professions education in Africa, emphasising competency-based education and the urgent need for standardisation across training institutions. This is essential for a resilient, responsive workforce aligned to health

This week in Johannesburg, WHO African Region and Member States are taking bold steps to transform Africa’s health workforce. High-level workshops are underway to track progress, align investments, and operationalize the #HealthWorkforce Charter. #InvestInHealthWorkers

The #HealthWorkforce Charter is a powerful tool to: ➡️Align stakeholders ➡️Strengthen multisectoral partnerships ➡️Mobilize sustainable investments ➡️Create jobs and retain talent Africa needs 6.1M more health workers by 2030. Action starts now.