Acritical shortage of health workforce has worsened the recurrent public health emergencies on the continent, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says.

Jean Kaseya, director-general of Africa CDC, said at the May 6-8 Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum that while Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for approximately 24 per cent of the global disease burden, it is home to only 3 per cent of the world’s health workers.

The Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum is now underway in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.