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  1. Authors: Laura Negrotto, Teresita Corona Vázquez, Carolina Ibañez, Paola Montenegro, Priscilla Monterrey, Carmen Pupareli, Erika Ruiz-García, Clara Inés Saldarriaga Giraldo, Marise Samama, Tannia Soria Samaniego, Taysser Sowley, María Célica Ysrraelit and Ivonne Andrea Díaz
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:50
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  2. While an intensifying workforce crisis and industrial action across the United Kingdom (UK) healthcare system has shed light on financial strains medics in the UK may face, there remains a lack of evidence on ...

    Authors: Monisha Edirisooriya, Milou Silkens and Asta Medisauskaite
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:49
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  3. COVID-19 has been a substantial challenge for nurses globally, as they have gone through prolonged crisis times where they were continually under immense psychological pressure. Working in these conditions for...

    Authors: Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Frederic Harb, Sana Al Banna, Sahar Obeid and Souheil Hallit
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:48
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. Field epidemiology training programs (FETPs) are designed to equip public health professionals with the skills necessary to investigate, monitor, and respond to disease outbreaks and other public health emerge...

    Authors: James A. Flint, Tambri Housen, Rachel Hammersley-Mather, Martyn D. Kirk and David N. Durrheim
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:47
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  5. The Spanish National Health System (NHS) faces a significant shortage of clinical psychologists with only 5.58 per 100,000 inhabitants. This study aimed to estimate the required number of specialists and resid...

    Authors: Javier Prado-Abril, Xacobe Fernández-García, Patricia Barber, Irene de la Vega, Raül Vilagrà and Eduardo Fernández-Jiménez
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:46
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  6. Nutrition professionals are expected to play a crucial role in providing appropriate nutrition interventions to patients. Globally, nutrition professionals in clinical settings are dietitians. However, many he...

    Authors: Yen Ngoc Ma, Linh Thuy Nguyen, Son Thanh Ha and Hirotsugu Aiga
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:45
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  7. World Health Organization (WHO) projections point to an increasing global demand for nurses and midwives, leading to shortages in many countries, particularly in less developed regions. Ireland, the context fo...

    Authors: Terence Hynes, Paul Caulfield, Peter O’Connor and John Cullinan
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:44
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  9. Ensuring professional competencies of medical specialists remains a major and ongoing concern. This study focuses on the historical evolution of personnel development in different countries, emphasizing postgr...

    Authors: Gohar Yerimyan, Davit Abrahamyan, Anna Isahakyan, Gevorg Yaghjyan and Alexander Bazarchyan
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:42
    Content type: Review Published on:

  10. Population growth and aging are likely to increase demand for healthcare providers, even in countries with high provider-to-population ratios. To plan appropriate policy measures, detailed information on suppl...

    Authors: Clemens Zech and Monika Riedel
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:41
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  11. There have been a globally paucity of comprehensive quantitative studies on the physician turnover trends. This study aimed to investigate the trajectory and magnitude of Chinese physician turnover, as well as...

    Authors: Xiaoxu Wang, Qiufen Sun, Lijin Chen, Yaoguang Zhang, Yue Cai, Ruixian Wu, Shuai Wang, Xiang Cui, Jun Lv, Shiyong Wu and Liming Li
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:40
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  12. Contributing to the high hospital-based maternal, neonatal, and child mortalities in low resource countries and conflict zones is a shortage of health workers, especially physicians. Training programs, conduct...

    Authors: Bernice Dahn, Rhona MacDonald, Obed W. Dolo, Angela Benson, Korpo Borzoi, Austine Menlor, Jessica Fofana, Hassan Abdulkadir, Kola Adeyemo, Sarah Diane Watson, Sarah Band, Alison Earley and David Southall
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:39
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  13. The global prevalence of multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) is increasing, challenging healthcare providers worldwide. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), healthcare professionals face additional o...

    Authors: Abhinav Sinha, Krushna Chandra Sahoo, Pranab Mahapatra, Sandipana Pati, Jayasingh Kshatri, Srikanta Kanungo, Sandro R. Batista, Bruno P. Nunes, David Weller, Stewart W. Mercer and Sanghamitra Pati
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:38
    Content type: Review Published on:

  14. Adverse working conditions in Romanian out-of-hours primary care (OOH-PC) are a growing concern due to the shortage of healthcare professionals, outmigration, and inadequate measures to address the retirement ...

    Authors: Simona Ciotlăuș, Marius Ionuț Ungureanu and Florin Oprescu
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:37
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  16. Civil service and contractual recruitment are common recruitment pathways with significant differences in terms of security and benefits for rural doctors and their career trajectories. However, there are tens...

    Authors: Bhaskar Purohit and Peter S. Hill
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:35
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  18. Organizational culture significantly influences the quality of healthcare services and healthcare professional education. Although various scales exist to measure organizational culture at the undergraduate le...

    Authors: Aysel Başer, Ömer Faruk Sönmez, Duygu Kürklü Arpaçay and Hatice Şahin
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:33
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  20. Health workforce migration is an important challenge for healthcare systems across Europe, with Romania facing one of the most significant impacts following its accession into the European Union. This article ...

    Authors: Tomas Zapata, Teodor Cristian Blidaru, Alexandru Rafila, Radu Comsa, Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Yanina Andersen, Cris Scotter, James Buchan, Ioana Novac, Khamis Al-alawy and Nicolae Dragoș Garofil
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:31
    Content type: Review Published on:

  21. Village Health Support Groups (VHSGs) are pivotal in delivering maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) in underserved Cambodian regions. However, their work performance is influenced by multifaceted determ...

    Authors: Hendra Goh, Chhavarath Dary, Mengieng Ung, Sreymom Oy, Yan Fang Lee, Sovatha Mam, Sophea Chhorn, Chanthou Ny, Sveng Chea Ath Chhay, Chhorlika Khim, Dyna Khuon, Michiko Nagashima-Hayashi, Sovanthida Suy, Rattana Kim, Siyan Yi and Vonthanak Saphonn
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:30
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  22. Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) lack instruments to measure gaps in the public health competency of health professionals. The objective of this study is to develop a validated and reliable Core P...

    Authors: Sudip Bhandari, Sara Bennett and David H. Peters
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:29
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  23. The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges for frontline healthcare professionals (HCPs), leading to high rates of burnout and decreased work motivation. Limited ability to provide adequate end-of-li...

    Authors: Makiko Sano, Hiroko Mori, Akira Kuriyama, Haruki Imura, Mayumi Nishimura, Mayumi Toyama and Takeo Nakayama
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:28
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  24. The health workforce or human resources for health (HRH) is the bedrock of an efficient healthcare system, and the consequences of HRH shortage are evident in poor health service delivery. Many low- and middle...

    Authors: Gafar B. Alawode, Abdul-Rahman A. Ajibola, Morohunranti S. Sanusi, Ayomide B. Adewoyin and Kafayat A. Alawode
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:27
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  25. Little attention has been paid to quantifying job precariousness among health workers in low- and middle-income countries. Analytical models of human resources for health omit work precarity as a relevant phen...

    Authors: Gustavo Nigenda, Edson Serván-Mori, Patricia Aristizabal, Rosa Amarilis Zárate-Grajales, Germán Fajardo-Dolci and Rafael Lozano
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:26
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  26. HIV care providers are often overworked and suffer from burnout and low job satisfaction. Differentiated service delivery (DSD) models for HIV treatment aim to decongest clinics and improve providers’ quality ...

    Authors: Vinolia Ntjikelane, Bevis Phiri, Jeanette L. Kaiser, Sydney Rosen, Allison J. Morgan, Amy Huber, Idah Mokhele, Timothy Tchereni, Stanley Ngoma, Priscilla Lumano-Mulenga, Sophie Pascoe and Nancy Scott
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:25
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  27. The English National Health Service (NHS) strives for a fair, diverse, and inclusive workplace, but Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) representation in senior leadership roles remains limited. To address this, a...

    Authors: Sarindi Aryasinghe, Catalina Carenzo, Kerri-Ann Barnett, Rabia Khalid, Koya Greenaway-Harvey, Colleen Sherlock, Louise Clark, Kevin Croft, Tim Orchard and Erik Mayer
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:24
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  30. The transition towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in a devolved healthcare system such as the Philippines is beset by health workforce issues considering that it is among the world’s leading source countr...

    Authors: Veincent Christian F. Pepito, Arianna Maever Loreche, Ruth Shane Legaspi, Ryan Camado Guinaran, Theo Prudencio Juhani Z. Capeding, Madeline Mae Ong and Manuel M. Dayrit
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:21
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  31. Despite the growth and diversification of Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs) globally, there are few published evaluations. Those that have been published largely focus on program processes and outpu...

    Authors: James A. Flint, Michelle Jack, David Jack, Rachel Hammersley-Mather, David N. Durrheim, Martyn D. Kirk and Tambri Housen
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:20
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  32. Hospitals such as the Gulu Regional Referral Hospital (GRRH) in northern Uganda, like many other regions of sub-Saharan Africa, lack the anaesthetists needed to provide adequate analgesia during surgical proce...

    Authors: N. Kutschke, J. Lampe, O. Hoepfner, D. L. Kitara and A. Schuster
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:19
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  33. Nurse job burnout is a critical issue affecting medical quality and safety. Psychological capital (PsyCap) is associated with enhanced career satisfaction and reduced work stress. This study evaluates the rela...

    Authors: Mengjie Xia, Junqiang Wang, Zhibin Wang, Dongjun Bi, Huiping Mao, Xiaohong Liu, Lili Feng, Chen Lili, Xiaoting Yan, Fang Huang, Rusli Nordin and Zainooriah Dato’ Hj. Zakaria
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:18
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  34. Medical disputes, with the progress of economic development and the improvement of people’s awareness of rights protection, are becoming increasingly intense. This phenomenon may have a negative impact on doct...

    Authors: Zijian Qi, Guiyuan Li, Wenxin Yu, Chunxia Miao, Wenjun Yan, Wei Wang, Xiuyin Gao and Qingzhi Wang
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:17
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  35. In crisis-affected health systems, the performance of health zones (also known as health districts) is challenged by recurrent armed conflicts and state fragility. The profiles of health zone managers and cont...

    Authors: Rosine Bigirinama, Jean-Corneille Lembebu, Christian Chiribagula, Pacifique Mwene-Batu, Denis Porignon, Abdon Mukalay, Albert Mwembo and Ghislain Bisimwa
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:16
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  36. Physicians are an indispensable part of the healthcare system, crucial for maintaining public health. Since the issues in market-oriented healthcare reform emerged in 2003, China has implemented a series of he...

    Authors: Yu Xiao, Zhou Zhang, Chun-mei Xu, Jian-ying Yu, Ting-ting Chen, Shu-wan Jia, Na Du, Shao-yi Zhu and Jing-hui Wang
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:15
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  37. As the senior medics within primary care services, general practitioners (GPs) have a pivotal role within the National Health Service (NHS). Despite several commitments made by government to increase the numbe...

    Authors: William L. Palmer, Lucina Rolewicz, Victoria Tzortziou Brown and Giuliano Russo
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:14
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  38. Planning for surge capacity, that is, the ability of a health service to expand beyond normal capacity and meet an increased demand for clinical care, is an essential component of public health emergency prepa...

    Authors: Maria Mathews, Dana Ryan, Lindsay Hedden, Julia Lukewich, Emily Gard Marshall, Paul Gill, Stephen J. Wetmore, Leslie Meredith, Sarah Spencer, Judith Belle Brown and Thomas R. Freeman
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:13
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  39. The recruitment and retention of public health professionals are critical to the effective functioning of public health systems and the promotion of population health, especially in the face of pandemic threat...

    Authors: Hanqian Wang, Xin Xu, Yulian Yang and Lu Li
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:12
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  40. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced nucleic acid detection to be essential for prevention and control. The psychological and physical health of healthcare staff who conducted nucleic acid sampling (NAS) should be...

    Authors: Ping Feng, Liyan Gu, Xiaoying Lu, Min Hu, Yanqiu Weng and Wenyao Chen
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:11
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  41. Developing a skilled and motivated pharmacy workforce is imperative for strengthening healthcare systems. This narrative review examines challenges faced by Indonesian pharmacists in practice and identifies st...

    Authors: Sherly Meilianti, Felicity Smith, Afina Nur Fauziyyah, Nisa Masyitah, Franciscus Kristianto, Desak Ketut Ernawati, Rasta Naya and Ian Bates
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:10
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  43. Understanding the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 viral infection and factors associated with in-hospital transmission rates among healthcare workers (HCW) is crucial for their protection. Brazil experienced high morta...

    Authors: Antonio Luiz Dal Bello Gasparoto, Samara Vilas-Bôas Graeff, Wellyngton Matheus de Souza Santiago, Danielle Gomes da Silva, Thaynara Azevedo dos Santos, Leandro Martin Paulino, Wellington Santos Fava, Fernanda Paes Reis, Claudia Stutz, Adriana de Oliveira França, Ana Tereza Gomes Guerrero Moureau, Camila Amato Montalbano, Everton Ferreira Lemos, Crhistinne Cavalheiro Maymone Gonçalves, Carlos Alberto Bento Júnior, Rodrigo Pires Dallacqua…
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:8
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  44. This research investigates micro-credentialing as an approach to recognise learning achievements in health. Establishing international standards can ensure consistency, promote equity, and enhance quality of r...

    Authors: Sharon Mitchell, John Hart, Muntaha Gharaibeh, Graham T. McMahon, Anthea Rhoda, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Tana Wuliji and Janusz Janczukowicz
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:7
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  45. There is a dearth of evidence on the scale, scope and quality of midwifery education programs in conflict-affected settings. This study sought to assess the extent to which midwifery pre-service education prog...

    Authors: Emilia Iwu, Shatha Elnakib, Hawa Abdullahi, Rejoice Helma Abimiku, Charity Maina, Asia Mohamed, Kazeem Olalekan Ayodeji, George Odonye, Rifkatu Sunday, Maryan Abdulkadir Ahmed, Mohamed Ahmed Omar, Abdirisak A. Dalmar, Emilie Grant and Hannah Tappis
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:6
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  46. The prevalence of patient (and their relatives/friends) aggression and violence against healthcare professionals in general, and physicians in particular, is a recognized problem worldwide. While numerous risk...

    Authors: Yuhan Wu, Kees Ahaus, Jiaming Shi, Dahai Zhao and Martina Buljac-Samardzic
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:5
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  47. Health systems across Europe are facing a workforce crisis, with some experiencing severe shortages of doctors. In response, many are exploring greater task-sharing, across established professions, such as doc...

    Authors: Martin McKee, Louella K. Vaughan and Giuliano Russo
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:4
    Content type: Case Study Published on:

  48. While aiming to optimize patient value, the shift towards Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) in hospitals worldwide has been argued to benefit healthcare professionals as well. However, robust evidence regarding V...

    Authors: Veerle van Engen, Igna Bonfrer, Fabio Mieris, Malou Ensink, Anne Stiggelbout, Kees Ahaus and Martina Buljac-Samardzic
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:3
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  49. Quantitative methods for estimating the workload of primary healthcare (PHC) workers are essential for improving the performance of PHC institutions. However, measuring the workload of PHC workers is challengi...

    Authors: Shasha Yuan, Tao Yin, Naijie Weng, Zheng Wang and Delu Yin
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:2
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  50. Authors: Jamoliddin Abdullozoda, Salomudin Yusufi, Sulakshana Nandi, Parvina Makhmudova, Juana Paola Bustamante, Margrieta Langins, Alba Llop-Gironés, Ilker Dastan, Victor Olsavszky, Shukhrat Sultonov, Zebo Najmuddinova, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat and Tomas Zapata
    Citation: Human Resources for Health 2025 23:1
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    The original article was published in Human Resources for Health 2024 22:63

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