The absence of nurses' voices constrains the quality and quantity of human resources for TB control and care [ 17].
Despite the growing attention for improving the quality and quantity of human resources for health in low- and middle-income countries, we found only one study on a programme being offered in such a country.
Our study findings regarding the association of quantity of human resources and quality of care are also in conformity with the findings of a Malawi study and a hospital survey conducted in 12 countries of Europe and in the United States among the nurses and patients on patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care [ 18, 19].
Human capacity, which reflects the quantity and quality of human resources and social capital, is the summation of skills, knowledge, and competencies of individuals.
"As competition among offshore destinations increases and options proliferate, CEOs will need to consider issues ranging from geopolitical risks to compensation costs to quantity and quality of human resources," said Paul Laudicina, co-author of the study and an A.T. Kearney vice president.
This is also true considering that LTCFs differ from acute intensive care settings in clinical approaches, models, organization of care, and quantity and quality of human resources.
Health ministers of countries in the region and their development partners have acknowledged the need to improve the quantity and quality of human resources for health [ 15].
Efforts to improve national and international health indicators, including the Millennium Development Goals, are limited by the quantity and quality of human resources for health (HRH) available to implement lifesaving health-care services [ 1].
As intensive care units (ICUs) are facilities where substantial parts of hospital budgets are consumed and where large quantities of human resources are allocated, good management is vital for a successful, adequate and appropriate use of money and people.
Mustafa Ozbilgin, professor of human resource management at Brunel Business School.
