title: Health manpower development in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Health manpower is one of the critical factors in the development of a region. This is because health is an index of development. Bayelsa State has a low level of health manpower. Thus, in this study, we sought to identify factors necessary for effective development of health manpower.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three methods were used to gather information, ie, face-to-face interviews, postal surveys, and documentary analysis. Critical incidents were identified, and content and thematic analyses were conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is no full complement of a primary health care workforce in any of the health centers in the state. The three health manpower training institutions have the limitations of inadequate health care educators and other manpower training facilities, including lack of a teaching hospital.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Accreditation of health manpower training institutions is a major factor for effective development of health manpower. Public officers can contribute to the accreditation process by subsuming their personal interest into the state's common interest. Bayelsa is a fast-growing state and needs a critical mass of health care personnel. To develop this workforce requires a conscious effort rich in common interests in the deployment of resources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences.
authors.forename: Kalada G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: McFubara
authors.forename: Elizabeth R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Edoni
authors.forename: Rose E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Ezonbodor-Akwagbe