Scrutinizing human resources for health availability and distribution in Mozambique between 2016 and 2020: a subnational descriptive longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

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 people's demands, particularly in LMICs. Understanding the subnational distribution of health workers from different lens is critical to ensure quality healthcare and improving health outcomes.

Methods

Using data from Health Personnel Information System, facility-level Service Availability and Readiness Assessment, and other sources, we performed a district-level longitudinal analysis to assess health workforce density and the ratio of male to female health workers between January 2016 and June 2020 across all districts in Mozambique.

Results

22 011 health workers were sampled, of

SUBMITTER: Fernandes Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10122375 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature