Employment and working conditions of nurses: where and how health inequalities have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Nurses and midwives play a critical role in the provision of care and the optimization of health services resources worldwide, which is particularly relevant during the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, they... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - September 16, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Alba Llop-Giron és, Ana Vračar, Gisela Llop-Gironés, Joan Benach, Livia Angeli-Silva, Lucero Jaimez, Pramila Thapa, Ramesh Bhatta, Santosh Mahindrakar, Sara Bontempo Scavo, Sonia Nar Devi, Susana Barria, Susana Marcos Alonso and Mireia Julià Tags: Review Source Type: research
Global accreditation practices for accelerated medically trained clinicians: a view of five countries
Shortages and maldistribution of healthcare workers persist despite efforts to increase the number of practitioners. Evidence to support policy planning and decisions is essential. The World Health Organizatio... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - September 14, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: James Antwi, Anthony Asare Arkoh, Joseph Kiprop Choge, Turi Woticha Dibo, Alias Mahmud, Enkhtuya Vankhuu, Erick Kizito Wanyama and Danette Waller McKinley Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effect of healthcare system reforms on job satisfaction among village clinic doctors in China
Village clinic doctors (VCDs) are part of the health service force in rural China. VCDs ’ job satisfaction (JS) is important to the stability of the three-tiered health service system. Since 2009, the Chinese g... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - September 8, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Zhongming Chen, Lifang Zhou, Haiyuan Lv, Kui Sun, Hongwei Guo, Jinwei Hu, Qianqian Yu, Dongmei Huang, Dongping Ma, Zhiqiang Feng, Changhai Tang, Mengna Dai and Wenqiang Yin Tags: Research Source Type: research
Physiotherapy services in patient care in Bhutan
Physiotherapy and rehabilitative services are an integral part of patient care, but in many developing countries they are not considered a priority and are either not available or not easily accessible to thos... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - September 3, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Monu Tamang and Thinley Dorji Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Needs-led human resource planning for Sierra Leone in support of oral health
In Sierra Leone (SL), a low-income country in West Africa, dental care is very limited, largely private, and with services focused in the capital Freetown. There is no formal dental education. Ten dentists sup... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - September 1, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Swapnil Gajendra Ghotane, Patric Don-Davis, David Kamara, Paul R. Harper, Stephen J. Challacombe and Jennifer E. Gallagher Tags: Research Source Type: research
Application of the Ultra-Poverty Graduation Model in understanding community health volunteers ’ preferences for socio-economic empowerment strategies to enhance retention: a qualitative study in Kilifi, Kenya
A significant shortage of healthcare workforce exists globally. To achieve Universal Healthcare coverage, governments need to enhance their community-based health programmes. Community health volunteers (CHVs)... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - August 28, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Njeri Nyanja, Nelson Nyamu, Lucy Nyaga, Sophie Chabeda, Adelaide Lusambili, Marleen Temmerman, Michaela Mantel and Anthony Ngugi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Real wage growth in the U.S. health workforce and the narrowing of the gender pay gap
This study investigates if wages grew with... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - August 28, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Janis Barry Tags: Research Source Type: research
Interventions for health workforce retention in rural and remote areas: a systematic review
Attracting and retaining sufficient health workers to provide adequate services for residents of rural and remote areas has global significance. High income countries (HICs) face challenges in staffing rural a... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - August 26, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Deborah Russell, Supriya Mathew, Michelle Fitts, Zania Liddle, Lorna Murakami-Gold, Narelle Campbell, Mark Ramjan, Yuejen Zhao, Sonia Hines, John S. Humphreys and John Wakerman Tags: Review Source Type: research
Education policies to increase rural physicians in Japan: a nationwide cohort study
Japan has established comprehensive education-scholarship programs to supply physicians in rural areas. Their entrants now comprise 16% of all medical students, and graduates must work in rural areas for a des... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - August 24, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Masatoshi Matsumoto, Yasushi Matsuyama, Saori Kashima, Soichi Koike, Yuji Okazaki, Kazuhiko Kotani, Tetsuhiro Owaki, Shizukiyo Ishikawa, Seitaro Iguchi, Hitoaki Okazaki and Takahiro Maeda Tags: Research Source Type: research
The physiotherapy workforce in the Brazilian Unified Health Care System
Maintaining sufficient health care workforce is a global priority to achieve universal health coverage. Therefore this study addresses the availability of physiotherapists in Brazil. (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - August 21, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Carolina Hart Rod és, João Vitor Lovato Daré, Bruna Carolina de Araujo, Leonardo Graciani, Silvia Maria Amado João, Ana Claudia Camargo Gonçalves Germani and Ana Carolina Basso Schmitt Tags: Research Source Type: research
The impact of colonial-era policies on health workforce regulation in India: lessons for contemporary reform
Regulation is a critical function in the governance of health workforces. In many countries, regulatory councils for health professionals guide the development and implementation of health workforce policy, bu... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - August 18, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Veena Sriram, Vikash R. Keshri and Kiran Kumbhar Tags: Review Source Type: research
Retention of visa-trainee post-graduate residents in Canada: a retrospective cohort study
Visa trainees (international medical graduates [IMG] who train in Canada under a student or employment visa) are expected to return home after completing their training. We examine the retention patterns of vi... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - August 17, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Maria Mathews, Dania Koudieh, Yanqing Yi, Lindsay Hedden, Emily Gard Marshall, Asoka Samarasena, Geoff Barnum and Ivy Bourgeault Tags: Research Source Type: research
Does supportive supervision intervention improve community health worker knowledge and practices for community management of childhood diarrhea and pneumonia? Lessons for scale-up from Nigraan and Nigraan Plus trials in Pakistan
This study describes the findings and potential for scale-... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - August 17, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Wafa Aftab, Suneel Piryani and Fauziah Rabbani Tags: Research Source Type: research
Brazil ’s more doctors programme and infant health outcomes: a longitudinal analysis
Providing sufficient numbers of human resources for health is essential for effective and accessible health services. Between 2013 and 2018, the Brazilian Ministry of Health implemented the Programa Mais M édicos ... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - August 14, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Charlotte Bexson, Christopher Millett, Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos, Ricardo de Sousa Soares, Felipe Proen ço de Oliveira and Thomas Hone Tags: Research Source Type: research
A practical measure of health facility efficiency: an innovation in the application of routine health information to determine health worker productivity in Ethiopia
A simple indicator of technical efficiency, such as productivity of health workers, measured using routine health facility data, can be a practical approach that can inform initiatives to improve efficiency in... (Source: Human Resources for Health)
Source: Human Resources for Health - August 5, 2021 Category: Health Management Authors: Md Zabir Hasan, Girmaye D. Dinsa and Peter Berman Tags: Research Source Type: research
