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CapacityPlus recently published its second technical brief, West Africa’s Regional Approach to Strengthening Health Workforce Information, by Kayode Odusote, Carol Bales, Sarah Dwyer, and Dykki Settle.

The West African Health Organization (WAHO) serves 15 member countries, all of which have less than the WHO recommended 2.3 doctors, nurses, and midwives per 1,000 people. Simply put, there are too few health workers to meet the region's health service delivery needs,…

CapacityPlus recently published a new brief on how governments can work with FBOs to improve the health workforce.

Faith-based organizations play a key role in providing health care in many parts of the world. According to the World Health Organization, in African countries FBOs own and operate an estimated 30% to 70% of the health care facilities and provide health care through hospitals, clinics, and community- and home-based programs. In many countries, FBOs train a…

Malawi’s vacancy rate for nursing and midwifery positions in the public sector is 65%, but producing more health workers to fill the gaps is no easy task. In the latest edition of CapacityPlus Voices, "Nurses Needed: Partnering to Scale Up Health Worker Education in Malawi," Verah Nkosi shares her perspective as a nursing-midwifery student in her final year of training. Her story illustrates some common challenges for increasing the quantity and quality of graduates from health…