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1 Global Health Human Resources Addressing the Shortages Hortenzia Beciu World Bank Health Specialist Consultant

2 Densities of Main Categories of Health Workers In Selected Countries, 2010 estimates

3 Where HR would come from? Production Import Change in retirement age, and /or reemployment of the retired Mitigating the change in profession or other factors affecting attrition

4 Production Expensive and lengthy High demand for it and not enough capacity : production abroad (globalized) in the region or outside the region

5 Comparison in Tertiary Gross Enrollment Ratio in Higher Education by Regions Trends in Global Higher Education, Tracking a Revolution, UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education

6 Pre-Investment Study-Ghana, World Bank Working Paper Expressed Versus Control Demand In Ghana, 2008

7 Production Capacity Limited in Developing Countries- Medical Schools Graduates

8 Types of Higher Education Institutions in South-East Africa, most of the data 2007

9 Percentage of Physicians in Postgraduate Medical Education, 2007 AAMC and AMA,

10 Developing Countries Need Specialists, America Offers General Practice AAMC and AMA,

11 Applicants for First Year Family Medicine Positions 2008 Results of the 2009 National Resident Matching Programme: Family Medicine

12 Proportion of Physicians trained in SSA but living abroad, 2004 Source: Docquier and Bhargava (2007)

13 International Immigration in 10 African countries Migration in Africa: A Review of the Economic Literature on International Migration in 10 Countries, William Shaw Development Prospects Group The World Bank

14 Top-Receivers of Remittances in 2008 World Bank Migration and Development Look, Outlook for remittances flow 2009-2011, Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohararta Anil Silval

15 Remittances Trend 1990- 2009 World Bank Outlook for remittances flow in developing countries, Dilip Ratha, International Conference on Diaspora and Development

16 Challenges Limited Capacity for both pre-service and postgraduate training Private provision but need regulation and different financing mechanisms for investments and student support Professional bodies need strengthening Support for Research Activities as a means to strengthen the quality of the training

17 Global Initiatives, Opportunities The Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel USA Government (6 years) : US$ 63 billion for HIV/AIDS/TB/Global Funds and US$12 billion for other priorities World Bank: Health in Africa Initiative World Bank Lending Program Private Investments: IFC, others


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