Executive summary Rapid demographic, sociocultural, and economic transitions are driving
increases in the risk and prevalence of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases …

Executive summary Sub-Saharan Africa's health challenges are numerous and wide-
ranging. Most sub-Saharan countries face a double burden of traditional, persisting health …

Background In low-and middle-income countries, scaling essential health interventions to
achieve health development targets is constrained by the lack of skilled health professionals …

A health workforce of adequate size and skills is critical to the attainment of any population
health goal. However, countries at all levels of socioeconomic development face, to varying …

Objective To assess the frequency and nature of adverse events to patients in selected
hospitals in developing or transitional economies. Design Retrospective medical record …

Developing countries face steady growth in the prevalence of chronic diseases, along with a
continued burden from communicable diseases.“Mobile” health, or m-health—the use of …

delobelle p., rawlinson jl, ntuli s., malatsi i., decock r. & depoorter am (2011) Job satisfaction
and turnover intent of primary healthcare nurses in rural South Africa: a questionnaire …

Background The inequitable distribution of health professionals, within countries, poses an
important obstacle to the optimal functioning of health services. Objectives To assess the …

Background Health workforce needs-based shortages and skill mix imbalances are
significant health workforce challenges. Task shifting, defined as delegating tasks to existing …

This paper describes the results of a policy experiment conducted in coordination with the
Nigerian government. In this experiment, some communities were randomly selected to …