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The World Health Report 2006 - working together for health

The World Health Report 2006 - Working together for health contains an expert assessment of the current crisis in the global health workforce and ambitious proposals to tackle it over the next ten years, starting immediately. The report reveals an estimated shortage of almost 4.3 million doctors, midwives, nurses and support workers worldwide. The shortage is most severe in the poorest countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where health workers are most needed. Focusing on all stages of the health workers' career lifespan from entry to health training, to job recruitment through to retirement, the report lays out a ten-year action plan in which countries can build their health workforces, with the support of global partners.

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World health report 2006 statistical annex explanatory notes
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Annex Table 1 Basic indicators for all Member States
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Annex Table 2 Selected indicators of health expenditure ratios, 1999–2003
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Table 2 reflects data available as on 20 February 2006. For later updates visit www.who.int/nha
Annex Table 3 Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1999–2003
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Table 3 reflects data available as on 20 February 2006. For later updates visit www.who.int/nha
Annex Table 4 Global distribution of health workers in WHO Member States
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Table 4 reflects data available as on 20 February 2006. For later updates visit www.who.int/globalatlas

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