Health workers and the MDGs: inextricably linked

Article by Dr Mubashar Sheikh, published in the Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2012

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Dr Mubashar Sheikh, Executive Director of the Global Health Workforce Alliance

Commonwealth Ministerial Booklet 2012- Article by Mubashar Sheikh

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Number of pages: 4
Publication date: 2012

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Dr Sheikh details the steps governments can take to improve the critical lack of health workers.

Extract: "Among the countries suffering from severe shortages of health workers, nearly one-third are members of the Commonwealth, and few are making progress with the international health targets. The situation can be reversed. Solutions require multi-sectoral and inter-sectoral collective action with the committed engagement of diverse stakeholders underpinned by unshakeable government support."