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Reducing geographical imbalances of the distribution of health workers in Sub-Saharan Africa : a labor market angle on what works, what does not, and why /

The human resources crisis in the health sector has been gathering attention on the global stage. To date, however, most of this attention has focused on shortages of health human resources (HRH) at the national level. At least as important are problems at the sub-national level. Massive geographic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lemiere, Christophe
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2011.
Colección:World Bank working paper ; no. 209.
Africa Region human development series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The human resources crisis in the health sector has been gathering attention on the global stage. To date, however, most of this attention has focused on shortages of health human resources (HRH) at the national level. At least as important are problems at the sub-national level. Massive geographic and skill mix imbalances are reflected in the perilous undersupply of HRH in most rural areas. Virtually all Sub-Saharan African countries suffer from significant geographic imbalances. Very little substantive information or documentation exists on the problem. Even less is known about the lessons f.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (v, 50 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-49).
ISBN:9780821386002
082138600X
1282966537
9781282966536
9786612966538
661296653X