Women Make up Nearly 70% of the Global Health Workforce, Even as the World Faces a Shortage of 34 Million Health Workers
Researchers said women drove most of the workforce growth, but uneven expansion left major gaps in doctors, nurses and midwives worldwide.
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Hindustan TimesSouth Asia has largest health workforce shortage in achieving universal health coverage: Study
<p>New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI): Globally, about 34.4 million additional doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists, and pharmacists are needed to achieve moderate universal health coverage, with the largest shortages in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, a global study published in The Lancet Public Health journal has estimated.</p><p>India has a ratio of about 73 health workers per 10,000 population -- 10.5 doctors per 10,000 population, 10.8 nurses per 1…
Women make up nearly 70% of the global health workforce, even as the world faces a shortage of 34 million health workers
Women have driven the expansion of the global health workforce over the past three decades, yet substantial workforce shortages remain, according to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health. Researchers estimate that an additional 34.4 million doctors, nurses, midwives, dentists and pharmacists are needed worldwide to achieve moderate levels of universal health coverage, where people can access essential health services without financia…
The world needs 34.4 million more healthcare professionals, from doctors to pharmacists, to achieve a moderate level of universal health coverage, according to a study that highlights that women make up 68.9% of the sector's workforce, but are concentrated in lower-paying occupations with fewer leadership opportunities. The global healthcare workforce nearly tripled between 1990 and 2023, rising from 40.9 million to 122.1 million workers, but ex…
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