Policy making to address imbalances in human resources for eye health in rural Kenya

A human resources mapping study in 2011 highlighted that Kenya had attained the WHO target of 4 ophthalmologists per million population. However, 49% of the ophthalmologists were based in the capital city and served only 8% of the overall population. The cataract surgical rate was 553 operations per...

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Main Authors: Michael Mbee Gichangi, Hazel Miseda Mumbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2018-08-01
Series:Community Eye Health Journal
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Online Access:https://www.cehjournal.org/article/policy-making-to-address-imbalances-in-human-resources-for-eye-health-in-rural-kenya/