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Published in: Human Resources for Health 1/2014

Open Access 01-05-2014 | Foreword

Solutions for Africa's Health Workforce Crisis through Country Based Research

Author: Francis Omaswa

Published in: Human Resources for Health | Special Issue 1/2014

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Africa is currently undergoing a transition from being a continent in deep trouble to a continent with a new hope characterized by more democracy, public accountability, and steady economic growth within a global environment that supports equity and social justice for all. …
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Title
Solutions for Africa's Health Workforce Crisis through Country Based Research
Author
Francis Omaswa
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Human Resources for Health / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1478-4491
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-12-S1-I1

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