Shortage of Health Care Worker in sub-Saharan is taking a toll of the ability of the region to create sustainable societies. The few of the handful of trained physicians, nurses and midwives have migrated to Europe and to North America (U.S. and Canada), leaving the region of poorly trained providers due to poverty and political instability.

This flight of train providers has hampered the effort of public health such as reducing HIV/AIDS infection, child and maternal mortality.

The African Education Foundation attempts to provide resources for project for training Physicians, nurses and midwives.

An online news papers had a recent headlines that reads “ Credible reports from Voinjama, Lofa County have said that seven pregnant woman have died from child brith in Quaneboni District due to lack of adequate medical facilities.”