Health Workforce Density In the last post, we discussed the health unit density comparing the different states and that sometimes the numbers can be misleading. Today we are going to talk about another important aspect of the healthcare system delivery, Healthcare workers distribution. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), 4.45 of Doctors, nurses, and midwives per 1,000 population is the minimum ratio needed to meet the Sustainable development goals. In General, Sudan has 0.22 doctor and 0.69 nursing and midwifery personnel per 1000 population. But look at how these numbers are distributed, and you will notice that none of the states of Sudan has the desired ratio of the workforce. Also, some states are worse than others. You will observe the Blue Nile state has the highest health care worker ratio followed by West Darfur and the Northern States. These numbers most likely include NGOs local and international staff, which are temporary as these states are conflict zones. But th...