Building Capacity Without Disrupting Health Services: Public Health Education for Africa through Distance Learning
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
Human Resources for Health
Volume:
7
Issue:
28
Copyright:
2009
Pages:
15
Description:
The human resources crisis in Africa is especially acute in the public health field. This paper describes the innovative aspects of the distance education program at the School of Public Health of the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Strategies are proposed for scaling up such a program to meet the growing need in this essential area of health human resource capacity development in Africa. [adapted from abstract]
Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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