Universal Health CoveragePriority Area #3
Health Workforce Development
Building adequate, skilled, and well-distributed health workforce to deliver quality services.
Policy Objectives
- Achieve WHO recommended health worker density ratios
- Harmonize health professional training standards across EAC
- Enable mutual recognition of health qualifications
- Address health worker migration and retention challenges
Regional Status
Critical health workforce shortages exist across all Partner States. The region faces challenges of inadequate training capacity, brain drain, and maldistribution between urban and rural areas.
Related Frameworks
WHO Global Strategy on HRHSDG 3.cAfrica Health Strategy