Background paper on 2nd review of progress on the Decade of Strengthening HRH in the SEAR 2015–2024

Overview

The South-East Asia Region has a number of well-known health workforce challenges. These include shortages, unequal distribution; out-migration; adapting health workers’ education to fit rapidly changing health needs and health worker performance. These challenges matter, because health services cannot be delivered without health workers. The graph below shows the level of essential health services coverage
in the South-East Asia Region, using latest data.