title: The public health workforce in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities.
abstract: The health crisis in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) presents enormous challenges to the public health workforce, which is ill equipped to respond. Since the fate of SSA is central to the health and well-being of all regions, a long-term effort is now required to strengthen the public health workforce in SSA. This will require major support from national governments and a wide variety of international agencies. Several global initiatives present an opportunity for SSA to mount a response to the health crisis. However, unless these resources contribute to the development of infrastructure, human capacity, and management processes, the response is likely to have only a short-term impact on the most pressing health problems.
mesh_terms: D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006291:Health Policy; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006280:Health Workforce; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D011634:Public Health; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012307:Risk Factors