Global, regional, and national impact of epidemic disasters on health workforce equality between 1990 and 2019: An ecological and modeling study

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by Manman Chen, Wanzhou Wang, Feng Sha, Zichen Ye, Yuankai Zhao, Chao Yang, Ze Liang, Yu Jiang, Xijie Wang, Jinling Tang Background Global distribution of human resources for health (HRH) is highly unequal and less resourced regions may particularly be vulnerable to disastrous emergencies. We examined HRH losses attributable to epidemics of infectious diseases, both globally and geographically.

Methods and findings First, using 30-year ecological data from the 1990 to 2019 records at international Emergency Events Database and HRH density statistics from…

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Primary source: PLOS Medicine · September 22, 2026

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