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Table 1 HRH challenges

From: Human resources for health planning and management in the Eastern Mediterranean region: facts, gaps and forward thinking for research and policy

Challenges for HRH

Global

LMICs

Health worker shortages (particularly nurses and physicians)

Poor working conditions and remuneration

Aging workforce

Recruitment and retention

Maldistribution & skill mix imbalance

Educational reform

Out-migration

Health human resources planning (future needs)

Absence of database on HRH

Worker's health and well-being