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Regional Collaborations As A Way Forward For Maternal, Newborn And Child Health:The South Asian Healthcare Professional Workshop, Jennifer H. Requejo, Kadidiatou Toure, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Imtiaz Katz, Shahida Zaidi, Andres De Francisco
Regional Collaborations As A Way Forward For Maternal, Newborn And Child Health:The South Asian Healthcare Professional Workshop, Jennifer H. Requejo, Kadidiatou Toure, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Imtiaz Katz, Shahida Zaidi, Andres De Francisco
Woman and Child Health
This article reviews the importance of regional initiatives in the context of global efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goal 4 and 5 and describes the action-oriented multi-country healthcare professional association (HCPA) workshops organized by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. The South Asian HCPA workshop served as a catalyst for strengthening the ability of HCPAs in South Asian countries to organize and coordinate their activities effectively, play a larger role in national planning, and collaborate with other key stakeholders in maternal, newborn and child health.
Pakistan Human Resources For Health Assessment, 2009, A Hafeez, Z Khan, K M. Bile, Rashid Jooma, M Sheikh
Pakistan Human Resources For Health Assessment, 2009, A Hafeez, Z Khan, K M. Bile, Rashid Jooma, M Sheikh
Section of Neurosurgery
Pakistan faces a human resources for health (HRH) crisis. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to overview frontline health workers. A total of 750 health facilities were surveyed across Pakistan. The median estimate of public sector health care workers in the district health system in Pakistan is 417 288, including 46 153 estimate of public sector health care workers in the district health system in Pakistan is 417 288, including 46 153 doctors and 41 032 nurses. Another estimated 20 000 doctors work in public sector tertiary care hospitals across the country. A total of 3549 health care workers were interviewed …