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Combines doctors, nurses and midwives into a density per 10,000 population and compares it with the WHO SDG workforce threshold of 44.5.
Workforce density
Density = (doctors + nurses and midwives) / population x 10,000; the WHO SDG index threshold is 44.5 per 10,000
The WHO Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health identified it as the density associated with achieving the SDG health targets.
No. National density hides severe urban-rural maldistribution, which is often the binding constraint on access.