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Is Physical Rehabilitation Need Associated With the Rehabilitation Workforce Supply? An Ecological Study Across 35 High-Income Countries

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ To determine whether population-adjusted rates of physical rehabilitation need (ie, disability-related epidemiological data) are associated with the workforce supply (ie, combined rates of practicing physical therapists (PTs) and occupational therapists (OTs) per 10 000 population) across high-income countries (HICs), adjusted for socio-demographic and economic covariates. ‘Methods:’ This is a cross-national ecological study. Hierarchical, […]
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Global health and health workforce development: what to learn from COVID-19 on health workforce preparedness and resilience

EDITORIAL   ABSTRACT This Special Issue is dedicated to the healthcare workers across the globe. It draws together studies from different disciplines and regions to identify important lessons learned on weaknesses as well as on opportunities for health workforce innovation through a global health lens. Beginning with strategic reflections on the role of the health […]
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The health workforce in times of Covid-19

EDITORIAL There will be a “before” and an “after” Covid-19 for the health workforce. The sanitary crisis exposed the fragility of health care systems and their lack of preparedness to cope with such a shock. It made visible the critical role of health workers in addressing such a challenge. Before the epidemics came, in most […]
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