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Health manpower development in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Authors McFubara, Edoni E, Ezonbodo-Akwagbe

Received 4 February 2012

Accepted for publication 15 June 2012

Published 26 November 2012 Volume 2012:5 Pages 127—135

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S30545

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 3



Kalada G McFubara,1 Elizabeth R Edoni,2 Rose E Ezonbodor-Akwagbe2

1Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, 2Department of Community Health Nursing, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Nigeria

Background: Health manpower is one of the critical factors in the development of a region. This is because health is an index of development. Bayelsa State has a low level of health manpower. Thus, in this study, we sought to identify factors necessary for effective development of health manpower.
Methods: Three methods were used to gather information, ie, face-to-face interviews, postal surveys, and documentary analysis. Critical incidents were identified, and content and thematic analyses were conducted.
Results: There is no full complement of a primary health care workforce in any of the health centers in the state. The three health manpower training institutions have the limitations of inadequate health care educators and other manpower training facilities, including lack of a teaching hospital.
Conclusion: Accreditation of health manpower training institutions is a major factor for effective development of health manpower. Public officers can contribute to the accreditation process by subsuming their personal interest into the state's common interest. Bayelsa is a fast-growing state and needs a critical mass of health care personnel. To develop this workforce requires a conscious effort rich in common interests in the deployment of resources.

Keywords: health manpower, development, health care education

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