Global accreditation practices for accelerated medically trained clinicians: a view of five countries

Abstract

Shortages and maldistribution of healthcare workers persist despite eforts to increase the number of practitioners. Evidence to support policy planning and decisions is essential. The World Health Organization has proposed National Health Workforce Accounts (NHWA) to facilitate human resource information systems for efective health workforce planning and monitoring. In this study, we report on the accreditation practices for accelerated medically trained clinicians in fve countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malaysia, and Mongolia