Projected health workforce requirements and shortage for addressing the disease burden in the WHO Africa Region, 2022–2030: a needs-based modelling study

• Kasonde Mwinga,
• Joseph Waogodo Cabore,
• Hillary Kipruto,
• James Avoka Asamani,
• Benson Droti,
• Regina Titi-Ofei,
• Christmal Dela Christmals,
• Ogochukwu Chukwujekwu,
• Adam Ahmat,
• Mathieu Boniol,
• Sunny Okoroafor,
• Adeniyi Aderoba,
• Kouadjo San Boris Bediakon,
• Joseph Kyalo Munga’tu,
• Francis Abande Akugri,
• Learnmore Lisa Muvango,
• Esther Diana Zziwa Bayiga,
• Maritza Titus,
• Benard Gotora,
• Bernard Nkala,
• Adwoa Twumwaah Twum-Barimah,
• Jean Bernard Moussound,
• Richmond Sowah,
• Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane,
• Geoffrey Bisorborwa,
• Joël Makadi Kombe,
• Benedict Reginald Addo Adams,
• Richmond Doe Sowah,
• Kiogora Mwiti Gatimbu,
• Teresa Akinyi Ogumbo,
• Margaret Loma Phiri,
• Olawale Lawal Oyeneyin,
• Cynthia Yara Noshir,
• Ahmed Ddungu,
• Esther Diana Zziwa Bayiga,
• Adwoa Twum-Barimah,
• Evalyne Chagina,
• Felicity Zvanyadza Gumbo,
• Learnmore Muvango,
• Chiara Retis,
• Florence Turyashemererwa,
• Geoffrey K. Bisoborwa,
• Ahmat Adam,
• San Boris Kouadjo Bediakon,
• Jean Bernard Moussounda,
• Ritah Nakuya Turay

Affiliations

Kasonde Mwinga

Universal Health Coverage - Life Course, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Joseph Waogodo Cabore

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Hillary Kipruto

Health Information Systems, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

James Avoka Asamani

Health Workforce Unit, Universal Health Coverage Life - Course Cluster, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Benson Droti

Health Information Systems, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Regina Titi-Ofei

Health Finance Department, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria, Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland

Christmal Dela Christmals

Centre for Health Professions Education, North-West University - Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom, South Africa

Ogochukwu Chukwujekwu

Health Financing and Investment Unit, Universal Health Coverage - Life Course, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Adam Ahmat

Health Workforce Unit, Universal Health Coverage Life - Course Cluster, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Mathieu Boniol

Health Workforce, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Sunny Okoroafor

Health Workforce Unit, Universal Health Coverage Life - Course Cluster, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Adeniyi Aderoba

Kouadjo San Boris Bediakon

Health Workforce Unit, Universal Health Coverage Life - Course Cluster, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Joseph Kyalo Munga’tu

Acurial Science Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya

Francis Abande Akugri

School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

Learnmore Lisa Muvango

Internal Medicine, United Bulawayo Hospitals, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Esther Diana Zziwa Bayiga

School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Maritza Titus

Health Workforce Unit, Universal Health Coverage Life - Course Cluster, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Benard Gotora

Health Service Commission, Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

Bernard Nkala

Health Service Commission, Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

Adwoa Twumwaah Twum-Barimah

Ghana Country Office, World Health Organization, Accra, Ghana

Jean Bernard Moussound

Health Workforce Unit, Universal Health Coverage Life - Course Cluster, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Richmond Sowah

Human Resource Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana

Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane

Data Analytics and Knowledge Management, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Geoffrey Bisorborwa

Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Joël Makadi Kombe

Benedict Reginald Addo Adams

Richmond Doe Sowah

Kiogora Mwiti Gatimbu

Teresa Akinyi Ogumbo

Margaret Loma Phiri

Olawale Lawal Oyeneyin

Cynthia Yara Noshir

Ahmed Ddungu

Esther Diana Zziwa Bayiga

Adwoa Twum-Barimah

Evalyne Chagina

Felicity Zvanyadza Gumbo

Learnmore Muvango

Chiara Retis

Florence Turyashemererwa

Geoffrey K. Bisoborwa

Ahmat Adam

San Boris Kouadjo Bediakon

Jean Bernard Moussounda

Ritah Nakuya Turay