There can also be inadequate housing for migrant workers, and their literacy levels, social cohesion, and rates of political participation are low.
Omowale, 28, is spearheading the Young People's Project, an echo of the civil rights movement in which 150 teenagers act as "math literacy workers," singing the prime number rap and helping run camps and workshops.
Given that South Sudan has a shortage of skilled workers, and a literacy rate of only 27%, there are fears that basic humanitarian operations could be severely undermined by the legislation.
Most jobs require a skilled credential, but 88 million U.S. workers have low literacy, limited English, or lack a credential past high school.
The MOH did consult other ministries to examine their experience of paying less educated workers, such as literacy instructors, agricultural extension workers or even community leaders.
Four countries (Eritrea, Moldova, Nigeria and Uganda) were also offering ICMT courses longer than 11-days for cadres of health workers with limited literacy.
It could easily be adapted and adopted to reach health workers with low literacy, since it relies mostly only on voice and numeric interactions, rather than written materials.
Data for health workers, adult female literacy, GDP, land area and rural population were available for 106 countries (Additional file 1).
Interventions accommodating South Asian groups should concentrate on addressing cultural barriers to effective self-management, specifically addressing commitment to religious beliefs, linguistic differences between patients and health workers, and low literacy levels [ 8].
Quality care is our primary concern; a great care worker with low literacy levels supersedes a poor care worker with an excellent grasp of the English language.
