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Human Resources in Health

Human resources for health refers to the people who deliver and support health services, including physicians, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, laboratory and allied personnel, community health workers, and managers. The adequacy, distribution, competence, and motivation of this workforce are fundamental determinants …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 10 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 61× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2693-1176 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Human resources for health refers to the people who deliver and support health services, including physicians, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, laboratory and allied personnel, community health workers, and managers. The adequacy, distribution, competence, and motivation of this workforce are fundamental determinants of how well a health system functions, and shortages or maldistribution directly limit access to and quality of care, particularly in underserved and rural areas. Research in this field examines workforce planning, training and retention, working conditions, and the deployment of community-based cadres to extend coverage. The studies assembled here address related concerns, including barriers and facilitators to health care access reported by managers and service providers, community health needs assessment, the experience of mental health service providers and the stigma they encounter, and the broader structure of health systems in developing settings. Such evidence informs strategies for task-shifting, equitable staffing, and supportive supervision. Strengthening human resources for health involves not only increasing numbers but also improving skill mix, distribution, and the institutional environment that sustains performance. Because no intervention can be delivered without a capable workforce, human resources are central to achieving universal health coverage and to the resilience of health systems facing demographic change, disease burden, and emergencies.

Research published in this journal

10 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

Health Systems of Underdeveloped and Developing Countries

Mango LucioCorresponding author
Head for Higher Education in Healthcare, University of International Studies (UNINT) – Rome, Italy
International Journal of Global Health Cited by 3 doi:10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-20-3489

How this research is being cited

The 10 articles above have been cited 61 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Human Resources in Health, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Global Health (ISSN 2693-1176).

Journal editorial board
Andrew Hall · United Kingdom Richard Bright · Australia Zhiqiang Feng · United Kingdom

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