Thailand's Health Workforce : A Review of Challenges and Experiences

Thailand's Health Workforce : A Review of Challenges and Experiences

Thailand's health system is a dynamic entity that continues to change and grow. The country's health policies greatly affect the health workforce, the choices they make, their numbers and their availability. This paper explores the relati...

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Main Authors:	Pagaiya, Nonglak, Noree, Thinakorn
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY OF CARE AGING ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE BEDS BRAIN-DRAIN CANCER CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITATION CHRONIC DISEASE CITIZENS CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPREHENSIVE CARE COST OF HEALTH SERVICES CULTURAL CHANGE DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DENTIST DENTISTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT PLANS DIABETES DISEASE CONTROL DOCTORS DRUGS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC TRENDS EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHANGES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR DOCTORS FORECASTS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE REFORM HEALTH CARE STRATEGIES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CENTRE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH FOR ALL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE COVER HEALTH MANPOWER HEALTH MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLAN HEALTH PLANS HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HIV/AIDS HOLISTIC APPROACH HOSPITAL HOSPITAL BEDS HOSPITAL INVESTMENT HOSPITAL SERVICES HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ILLNESSES INCOME INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION INFECTIOUS DISEASE INFLUENZA INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INSURANCE SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISOLATION LABOR MARKET LEADING CAUSES LEADING CAUSES OF MORTALITY LOCAL AUTHORITIES MARKETING MEDICAL BENEFIT MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL DOCTOR MEDICAL DOCTORS MEDICAL EDUCATION MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICAL SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICES MEDICAL STATISTICS MEDICAL TRAINING MIGRATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINORITY MORAL SUPPORT MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL PLANS NATIONAL POLICIES NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NEED FOR RESEARCH NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF PEOPLE NURSE NURSES NURSING NUTRITION OFFICE OF HEALTH PATIENT PATIENTS PERSONAL COMMUNICATION PHARMACIST PHARMACISTS PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POPULATION STRUCTURE PRACTITIONERS PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES PRIVATE CLINICS PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PRIVATE HEALTH SERVICES PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PROGRESS PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS PROVISION OF CARE PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PUBLIC HOSPITAL PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PULL FACTORS PURCHASING POWER PUSH FACTORS QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF LIFE QUALITY OF SERVICES RECRUITMENT TARGETS REFERRAL SYSTEM REFERRAL SYSTEMS REGIONAL MEETING REHABILITATION RETENTION RATE RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL DISTRICT RURAL HOSPITALS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE UTILIZATION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SECURITY SPECIALIST SPECIALISTS SPOUSES THERAPY TRADITIONAL HEALERS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TRANSPORTATION TUBERCULOSIS URBAN AREAS WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/12315294/thailands-health-workforce-review-challenges-experiences http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13666

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/12315294/thailands-health-workforce-review-challenges-experiences
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13666

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