| Table of Contents: | | | | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS : AF, Africa, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe | | | | TOPICS : social, education, health, immigration, reform | | | | SIGNIFICANCE : New academic research confirms earlier reports that projected shortages of healthcare professionals in sub-Saharan Africa are reaching critical levels. Based on new projections, Africa's shortage of doctors, nurses and midwives will reach almost 800,000 by 2015, representing a wage bill of 2.6 billion dollars. |
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