Building upon the successes of Countdown to 2015, Countdown to 2030 aims to support the
monitoring and measurement of women's, children's, and adolescents' health in the 81 …

Background This is the sixth of our 11-paper supplement entitled “Community Health
Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Expectations of community health workers (CHWs) have …

Purpose In 2015, all member states that comprise the United Nations unanimously adopted
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of ambitious and inclusive targets toward …

Abstract Introduction: In Ethiopia, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cause 42% of
deaths, of which 27% are premature deaths before 70 years of age. The Disability Adjusted …

Background Achieving fair access to healthcare and improving population health are crucial
in all settings. Properly staffed and fairly distributed primary health care (PHC) facilities are …

OBJECTIVE Despite incremental progress in the representation and proportion of women in
the field of neurosurgery, female neurosurgeons still represent an overwhelming minority of …

Background Country-level data suggest large differences in the supply of health
professionals among European countries. However, little is know about the regional supply …

This book is the first comprehensive study of international health worker-migration and-
recruitment from the perspective of global governance, policy and politics. Covering 70 …

Objective Our primary objective was to examine the global paediatric workforce and to better
understand geographic differences in the number of paediatricians globally. Secondary …

Introduction Overall, resilient health systems build upon sufficient, qualified, well-distributed,
and motivated health workers; however, this precious resource is limited in numbers to meet …