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ArticleBMJ global health2026

Health impacts of expanding the health workforce across cadres under an incremental budget in Malawi.

Bingling She, Sakshi Mohan, Rachel E Murray-Waston, Sangeeta Bhatia, Martin Chalkley, Tim Colbourn, Joseph H Collins, Emilia Connolly, Eva Janoušková, Dominic Nkhoma and 7 more

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17 authors.

Bingling SheMedical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Jameel Institute, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK b.she@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5976-8987
Sakshi MohanCentre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1268-1769
Rachel E Murray-WastonMedical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Jameel Institute, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Sangeeta BhatiaMedical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Jameel Institute, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Martin ChalkleyCentre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK.
Tim ColbournInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6917-6552
Joseph H CollinsGlobal Business School for Health, University College London, London, UK.
Emilia ConnollyMinistry of Health, Government of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1671-3190
Eva JanouškováInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
Dominic NkhomaKamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
Paul RevillCentre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK.
Asif U TamuriCentre for Advanced Research Computing, University College London, London, UK.
Pakwanja Desiree TweaMinistry of Health, Government of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Tara D MangalMedical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Jameel Institute, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9222-8632
Joseph Mfutso-BengoKamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi.
Timothy B HallettMedical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Jameel Institute, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Margherita MolaroMedical Research Council Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Jameel Institute, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.

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Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Like many others, Malawi's healthcare system faces significant health workforce shortages largely due to budget constraints that limit training, recruitment and retention of staff. A crucial question is how to best allocate a limited incremental budget to expand different healthcare workers (HCW) cadres so that the potential health gains are maximised, which is more important now than ever considering recent withdrawal and reduction in donor funding. This research aims to provide a practical answer to this question. We designed a range of budget allocation scenarios for HCW expansion across cadres and used the 'all diseases-whole healthcare system'

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BudgetsDelivery of Health CareHealth PersonnelHealth WorkforceHumansMalawiAfrica South of the SaharaDecision MakingHealth PersonnelHealth policies and all other topics

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PMID42552069
PMCPMC13475466

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