Achieving universal health coverage and sustainable development goals by 2030: investment estimates to increase production of health professionals in India.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 has reinforced the importance of having a sufficient, well-distributed and competent health workforce. In addition to improving health outcomes, increased investment in health has the potential to generate employment, increase labour productivity and foster economic growth. We estimate the required investment for increasing the production of the health workforce in India for achieving the UHC/SDGs. We used data from National Health Workforce Account 2018, Periodic Labour Force Survey 2018-19, population projection of Census of India, and government documents and reports. We distinguish between total stock of health professionals and active health workforce. We estimated current shortages in the health workforce using WHO and ILO recommended health worker:population ratio threshold

SUBMITTER: Karan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9979880 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature