Assessing the health workforce in Afghanistan: a situational analysis into the country’s capacity for Universal health coverage
Afghanistan faces critical health workforce challenges, including shortages, gender imbalances and unequal geographic distribution. These findings provide essential insights for policymakers to guide human resources policies aimed at achieving UHC.
Authors
- Narges Neyazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8900-1648)
- Nima Yaghmaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7740-8037)
- Fethiye Gülin Gedik
- Myrte Wassenaar
- Abdul Ghani Ibrahimi
- Sandra Alba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2435-624X)
- Alaa Abou-Zeid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-3154)
- Elisabeth Kleipool
- Marjolein Dieleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8399-7114)
- Maye Omar
- Mirwais Ahmadzai
- Nadine Naumann
Institutions
- Cairo University (EG)
- Kabul University (AF)
- Royal Tropical Institute (NL)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EG)
- Ministry of Public Health (AF)
- World Health Organization - Afghanistan (AF)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Conflict and Health
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-025-00663-3
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 31.45
Funders
- World Health Organization