All women should have access to high quality maternity services—but what do we know
about the health care available to and used by women? With a focus on low-income and …

Much has been written about the well-being and quality of patients in recent years but little
attention has been focused on well-being of healthcare workers (HCWs) who provide …

Importance Comprehensive and timely monitoring of disease burden in all age groups,
including children and adolescents, is essential for improving population health. Objective …

A partir de los años 90 las economías nacionales se han entrelazado y globalizado. Los
cambios en el perfil epidemiológico y demográfico de la población mostraron la necesidad …

Background Development of human resources for eye health (HReH) is a major focus of the
Global Action Plan 2014 to 2019 to reduce the prevalence of avoidable visual impairment by …

Background: A critical shortage of health workers with needed maternal and newborn
competencies remains a major challenge for the provision of quality care for mothers and …

Background Good outcomes during pregnancy and childbirth are related to availability,
utilisation and effective implementation of essential interventions for labour and childbirth …

Background Human resources for health consume a substantial share of healthcare
resources and determine the efficiency and overall performance of health systems. Under …

Background Kenya's human resources for health shortage is well documented, yet in line
with the new constitution, responsibility for health service delivery will be devolved to 47 new …

Abstract Background The fifth Millennium Development Goal target for 90% of births in low
and middle income countries to have a skilled birth attendant (SBA) by 2015 will not be met …