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South Asia has largest health workforce shortage in achieving universal health coverage: Study
Researchers said women drove most of the workforce growth, but uneven expansion left major gaps in doctors, nurses and midwives worldwide.
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Hindustan TimesSouth Asia has largest health workforce shortage in achieving universal health coverage: Study
<p>New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI): Globally, about 34.4 million additional doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists, and pharmacists are needed to achieve moderate universal health coverage, with the largest shortages in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, a global study published in The Lancet Public Health journal has estimated.</p><p>India has a ratio of about 73 health workers per 10,000 population -- 10.5 doctors per 10,000 population, 10.8 nurses per 1…
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