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Health workers save lives!

7 out of 22 countries face critical
shortage of health
workforce in the Region

Countries face an overall shortage of qualified health
workers with suboptimal and imbalanced production
and availability in the Region. Inequitable geographic
distribution and skill mix as well as increasing health
workers’ mobility are daunting challenges. Concerns
also abound in relation to quality, relevance and
performance of health workers. A number of countries
face protracted crises where health workers safety
and security are major concerns. Reliable and updated
health workforce information is seriously lacking in
the Region, which impedes evidence-based health
workforce planning.