Tackling Workforce Constraints : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints

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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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
HEALTH WORKERS
MEDICAL SCHOOL
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
RURAL HEALTH WORKER
CONTINUING EDUCATION
MEDICAL EDUCATION
RURAL HEALTH SERVICES
WORKER RETENTION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/631091560326856570/Tackling-Workforce-Constraints-for-Quality-Care-Amidst-Absolute-Infrastructure-and-Resource-Constraints
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spelling okr-10986-318602021-05-25T10:54:39Z Tackling Workforce Constraints : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints World Bank Group HEALTH WORKERS MEDICAL SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY RURAL HEALTH WORKER CONTINUING EDUCATION MEDICAL EDUCATION RURAL HEALTH SERVICES WORKER RETENTION 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. 2019-06-13T18:23:51Z 2019-06-13T18:23:51Z 2018-10 Brief 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 English FLF Evidence Brief Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief United States Zambia
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topic HEALTH WORKERS
MEDICAL SCHOOL
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
RURAL HEALTH WORKER
CONTINUING EDUCATION
MEDICAL EDUCATION
RURAL HEALTH SERVICES
WORKER RETENTION
spellingShingle HEALTH WORKERS
MEDICAL SCHOOL
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
RURAL HEALTH WORKER
CONTINUING EDUCATION
MEDICAL EDUCATION
RURAL HEALTH SERVICES
WORKER RETENTION
World Bank Group
Tackling Workforce Constraints : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
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description 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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author World Bank Group
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title Tackling Workforce Constraints : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_short Tackling Workforce Constraints : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_full Tackling Workforce Constraints : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_fullStr Tackling Workforce Constraints : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_full_unstemmed Tackling Workforce Constraints : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_sort tackling workforce constraints : for quality care amidst absolute infrastructure and resource constraints
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/631091560326856570/Tackling-Workforce-Constraints-for-Quality-Care-Amidst-Absolute-Infrastructure-and-Resource-Constraints
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