ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022
The need for more medical schools in medically underserved regions in Africa.
Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Advancing Global Health Equity: The Role of the Liberal Arts in Health Professional Education.The Journal of medical humanities · 2024Article
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Abstract
Africa struggles with the double burden of disease, bearing the highest disease burden in the world and also having the most severe health workforce shortage. Only four countries on the continent meet the WHO-recommended density of 4.45 health workers per 1000 people. This physician shortage has been attributed to a variety of factors including shortfalls in medical education and medical schools' capacities. This commentary aims to reveal the gap and 'underrated' problem of inadequate medical schools and poor utilization of existing ones. Recommended solutions calling for the need for urgent improvement in medical education in Africa are highlighted in the paper.
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