In March this year, the W-H-O identified 55 countries as facing the “most pressing health workforce challenges”.
Basically, nations where there are less than 49 doctors, nurses and midwives per 10,000 people – the global average.
Forty-one of them are in Africa. In response, some of the main destinations for emigrating heath workers – like the UK’s National ... Show More
Aug 20
Focus on Africa: Increased concerns over missing Ethiopia journalists
Two prominent journalists in Ethiopia, Abdulsemed Mohammed and Yonas Amare, have been missing for more than a week after being abducted by what reports say, were men wearing masks and military uniforms. There has been no news about their whereabouts but their disappearances have ... Show More
27m 44s
Jun 2023
Ghana's healthcare brain drain
Kate Adie introduces stories from Ghana's hospitals, the Chinese-Russian border, Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a research station on Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the streets of Limerick in Ireland. Ghana is one of several African countries which say their health services are ... Show More
28m 42s
Aug 2023
Countries Battle for Doctors, Nurses Amid Global Staffing Crunch
A.M. Edition for August 1. From Australia to Zimbabwe, governments are raiding each others’ health systems in a worldwide hunt for medical workers. WSJ Africa bureau chief Gabriele Steinhauser explains who is winning and losing as staff poaching intensifies. Plus, presidential ho ... Show More
17m 4s