Ritika Tiwari

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide new estimates on size, composition and distribution of human resource for health in India and compare with the health workers population ratio as recommended by the WHO.

TL;DR: It is clear that without significant interventions, South Africa is likely to have a critical shortfall of Audiologists and Speech Therapists in 2030 and policy-makers will have to carefully examine issues surrounding the current framework regulating training of these and associated professionals, in order to respond adequately to future requirements.

TL;DR: Under-resourcing and disparities in the profile and distribution of occupational therapy human resources remain an abiding concern which negatively impacts on rehabilitation service provision and equitable health and rehabilitation outcomes.

TL;DR: The long-term objective of the training model is integration into the regular medical, nursing, and public health curricula, with the aim of developing interdisciplinary leadership skills among them.

TL;DR: There is a recognized need to improve training in public health in India and institutions and public health bodies must collaborate to design and deliver MPH programmes to overcome the shortage of public health professionals and meet the development goals for India.