Africa: Health worker shortage "catastrophe" for Africa

A shortage of over 1 million health workers has put Africa, still grappling with huge health challenges, into a catastrophic situation, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. With a shortfall of 4.3 million health workers worldwide, the deficit in Africa alone is more than 1 million, according to Francis Omaswa, executive director of the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) under the WHO.