Wednesday 24 May 2017

New Anaesthesia Workforce Map shows huge shortages impacting 5 billion people worldwide

(World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists) More than 70 countries reported a total anesthesia provider number of less than five per 100,000 population. All except one were low- and middle-income countries.There is a 50-fold difference between the anesthesia provider workforce density in the United States compared with Indonesia despite comparable population sizes.The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery suggests that 2.28 million additional anesthesiologists, surgeons and obstetricians will be needed globally by 2030.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2qiUsBJ

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