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Africa: Africa's Medical Schools Push for 'Competence Over Certification' to Tackle 6.1m Health Worker Shortage

22 Apr 2026, 05:14 GMT

[This Day] Africa's medical education leaders have declared a decisive shift from "training for certification to training for competence", as the continent confronts a projected shortfall of 6.1 million health workers by 2030.