Introduction As part of ongoing efforts to restructure the health sector and improve health
care quality, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) in Namibia sought to …

Background The clinical laboratory services, as an essential part of health care, require
appropriate staff capacity to assure satisfaction and improve outcomes for both patients and …

Background Nigeria faces health workforce challenges and poor population health indices
resulting from disparities in health worker densities by geographical locations and levels of …

The importance of workload on staff performance has been widely acknowledged, but
opinions are divided as to what level of workload is desirable for optimum staff performance …

Background An optimal number of health workers, who are appropriately allocated across
different occupations and geographical regions, are required to ensure population coverage …

Objective In one district of Orissa state, we used the World Health Organization's Workforce
Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) method to calculate the number of health workers …

Introduction: With reducing number of health workers amidst increasing disease burden,
ever increasing population and limited resources, health systems are faced with challenges …

Background A shortage in human resources, particularly physicians, has become a
challenge confronting health authorities in the Duhok governorate, as these resources are …

Background Knowledge regarding the best approaches to improving the quality of
healthcare and their implementation is lacking in many resource-limited settings. The …

Background: National facility-based neonatal mortality audits are an important source of
data to identify areas for improvement of service delivery and outcome of care. Objectives …