Impact of a critical health workforce shortage on child health in Zimbabwe: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013
Haley CA, Vermund SH, Moyo P, Kipp AM, Madzima B, Kanyowa T, Desta T, Mwinga K, Brault MA. Impact of a critical health workforce shortage on child health in Zimbabwe: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013. Health Policy And Planning 2017, 32: 613-624. PMID: 28064212, PMCID: PMC5406757, DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth workersMortality rateHealth servicesPost-natal care visitsHigh neonatal mortality rateChild health servicesLife-saving health servicesCommunity health workersNeonatal mortality rateLife-saving interventionsCommunity-based treatmentMillennium Development Goals fourLower-level cadresHealth workforce shortagesCritical shortageHigh child mortalityNational health policyCare visitsPregnant womenSenior providersHealth staffChild healthChild survivalHealth workforceChild mortality