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Staffing remote rural areas in middle- and low-income countries: A literature review of attraction and retention
BMC Health Services Research · 2008 · Vol. 8(1) · pp. 19–19
Uta Lehmann✉(University of the Western Cape)Marjolein Dieleman(Royal Tropical Institute)Tim Martineau(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine)
Abstract
There are no set answers to the problem of attraction and retention. It is only through learning about what works in terms of fit between problem analysis and strategy and effective navigation through the politics of implementation that any headway will be made against the almost universal challenge of staffing health service in remote rural areas.
Global Health Workforce IssuesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthGlobal Health and SurgeryContext (archaeology)StaffingHealth administrationMedicineNursing researchHealth careHealth policyPublic relationsDeveloping countryDiversity (politics)
MeSH terms
WorkforceCareer ChoiceDeveloping CountriesHumansMedically Underserved AreaPersonnel LoyaltyPersonnel SelectionPersonnel Staffing and SchedulingProfessional Practice LocationRural Health Services
Funding
- Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
- Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
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