Tackling Workforce Constraints : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
Rural areas can face acute human resource shortages of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. Health workers may perceive rural postings as low-status, offering few professional opportunities, and limiting their quality of life; in those...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/631091560326856570/Tackling-Workforce-Constraints-for-Quality-Care-Amidst-Absolute-Infrastructure-and-Resource-Constraints http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31860 |
| Summary: | Rural areas can face acute human
resource shortages of doctors, nurses, and other health
professionals. Health workers may perceive rural postings as
low-status, offering few professional opportunities, and
limiting their quality of life; in those situations, they
cluster in relatively advantaged urban areas, leaving rural
areas understaffed. Adequate staffing of rural areas will
require better incentives for rural service; creative
applications of the medical education system to better serve
rural areas; and creative and appropriate task-shifting to
prioritize health workers' scarce time. |
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