Hyderabad, April 13 -- A report by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) highlighted the shortage of healthcare workers in Telangana.

As per the report, the National Health Profile (NHP), the state has the lowest healthcare worker-to-population ratio among South Indian states.

30 health workers for 10,000 people

Telangana has only 30 health workers for every 10000 people. It is is much lower than the national average of 49.5.

It is also below the standard set by the World Health Organization (WHO) which recommends at least 44.5 healthcare workers per 10,000 people.

Other southern states have better ratios. Kerala has 144 workers per 10000 population, Andhra Pradesh has 107, and Tamil Nadu has 86.

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