Measuring Access to Continuing Professional Education among the Health Workers in Ghana: Constructing an Index

Abstract

access to training, continuing professional education, Ghana, human resources, index,

Reasons for participation in and needs for continuing professional education among health workers in Ghana

“…For example, the costs of CPE, including per diem and accommodation, are fully or partially covered most frequently by the governments in developing countries, while those costs are usually paid by the health workers in developed countries. Both financial and technical supports are often provided by the development agencies to a variety of CPE programs in developing countries [27,28]. Training of health workers in service in developing countries is one of the most emphasized strategies in the framework for development assistance.…”