Human resources for health
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- Impact of medical tourism on health services for local populations
- ( S. M. Wolfe / Public Citizen , 2006)
- This article published by the Public Citizen Health Research Group, is the first in a two part series that focuses on medical tourism – travelling with the express purpose of obtaining health se...
- The costs of medical tourism to India’s rural poor
- ( M. Meleigy / Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health , 2007)
- This news article, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, argues that whilst India’s medical tourism sector is a growing source of foreign exchange, the government is under ...
- Impact of medical tourism on access to health care in rural areas
- ( N. M. Vijay / Third World Network , 2007)
- This article, produced by the Third World Network, looks at the impact of medical tourism in India. In this instance, medical tourism refers to the practice where people from rich nations travel to po...
- Resource generation and service provision in Kenya's health sector
- ( D. L. Mwaniki;C. O Dulo / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa , 2008)
- Like most other African countries, Kenya is facing a human resource crisis in the public health sector. Many health professionals, such as doctors and nurses, are emigrating to developed countries to ...
- Recommendations to reduce the attrition rate of health professionals in Uganda
- ( O. Paul / Health Policy and Development Journal , 2008)
- This paper, published in Health Policy and Development journal, compares the attrition rates of health professionals in three private not-for-profit and three government general hospitals in West Nile...
- Strategies needed to mitigate the causes of health worker migration in Africa
- ( C. Pagett;A. Padarath / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa , 2007)
- This Equinet paper reviews current multi-lateral, bilateral and regional agreements, Codes of practice, strategies and position statements that govern the migration of health workers from East and Sou...
- Primary health care in Sri Lanka: role of community health workers
- ( A. P. de Silva / Asia Pacific Action Alliance on Human Resources for Health , 2007)
- This paper was presented at the second Asia-Pacific Alliance on Human Resources for Health conference on Human Resources for Rural Health and Primary Healthcare. It describes the primary health care s...
- Is the IMF responsible for the shortage of doctors, nurses and teachers in developing countries?
- ( R. Rowden / IFIwatchnet , 2008)
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This paper highlights the shortage of doctors, nurses and teachers hired in developing countries. It critically addresses current International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies with a focus on the need...
- Kampala declaration and agenda for global action
- ( Global health workforce alliance , 2008)
- The Kampala Declaration and Agenda for Global Action was formulated at the First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health that was held in Kampala, Uganda in March 2008. It recognises the need for i...
- Assessing the quality of support given to the Iraqi health system after the 2003 invasion
- ( Medact , 2008)
- This Medact report describes how the war in Iraq and its aftermath continue to have a disastrous impact on the physical and mental health of the Iraqi people and sets out the measures that are needed ...
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