Health Worker Survey in Timor-Leste

At the time of independence in 2002, Timor-Leste had a seriously weak health system with only a handful of doctors in the country. In this context, the governments of Timor-Leste signed an agreement and the Cuban Medical Brigade started to train me...

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Main Authors: World Bank, Oxford Policy Management
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Dili and Oxford Policy Management, Oxford 2016
Subjects:
HIV
WAR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25967206/health-worker-survey-timor-leste-final-report
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spelling okr-10986-238792021-04-23T14:04:18Z Health Worker Survey in Timor-Leste World Bank Oxford Policy Management HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WASTE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE RISKS HEALTH PLANNING WORKFORCE TRAINING SESSION LOCAL AUTHORITIES POLICY GUIDANCE INFORMED CONSENT VACCINATION PHYSIOTHERAPISTS CARE FOR CHILDREN MIDWIFERY PHARMACISTS INFORMATION SYSTEM ANTENATAL CARE PREVENTION HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH EDUCATION COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH CARE DRUGS GENDER EQUITY FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FAMILY MEMBERS HEALTH HEALTH WORKERS PRIMARY HEALTH FACILITIES HYPERTENSION ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HEALTH FACILITIES HOSPITAL PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH SECTOR KNOWLEDGE DISABILITIES PUBLIC POLICY DIABETES MATERNITY LEAVE GENDER BALANCE EXERCISES WORKPLACE MINISTRY OF HEALTH COMMON COLD DISEASES ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS QUALITY OF EDUCATION TRAINING PATIENTS PATIENT RURAL HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEMS BABY HEALTH CENTERS NURSES MIGRATION OBSERVATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT VIOLENCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME MEDICAL CARE JOB TRAINING TUBERCULOSIS WORK ENVIRONMENT SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT INTERVIEW MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING RESPECT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MEDICAL EDUCATION INFANT MIDWIFE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHORT-TERM TRAINING TRANSPORTATION WORKERS RESEARCH POLICY SURGERY SOCIAL SECTOR POLICIES QUALITY OF CARE PATIENT SATISFACTION UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE CAESAREAN SECTION HIV USER FEES NURSE NATAL CARE LIFESTYLE HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS HEALTH POLICY MEDICAL SPECIALISTS UNIVERSAL ACCESS BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE HYGIENE LABOUR MARKET WORKSHOP URBAN AREAS FAMILY PLANNING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT STRESS SOCIAL SCIENCE MEDICAL PERSONNEL MEASUREMENT NUTRITION WORKSHOPS GOVERNMENT HEALTH WORKERS MALARIA QUALITY CONTROL BULLETIN POLICY QUALITY OF LIFE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CITIZENS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WASTE DISPOSAL GENDER PERSPECTIVES INTERNET TERTIARY LEVEL HEALTH SYSTEM HUMAN HEALTH OUTPATIENT CARE WEIGHT PHYSICIANS MEDICAL STAFF CHILDREN CLINICS WORKING CONDITIONS WAR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES INDIVIDUAL HEALTH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE HEALTH PROVIDERS MIDWIVES RURAL AREAS PULL FACTORS ILLNESS HEALTH CENTRE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS DISABILITY LIMITED RESOURCES POLICY IMPLICATIONS POPULATION STUDENTS PRACTITIONERS UNFPA STRATEGY FAMILIES LACK OF INFORMATION WOMEN MEDICINES NEWBORN FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES EMERGENCY CARE HOSPITALS IMPORTANT POLICY HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION NEWBORN CARE NURSING HEALTH CENTRES At the time of independence in 2002, Timor-Leste had a seriously weak health system with only a handful of doctors in the country. In this context, the governments of Timor-Leste signed an agreement and the Cuban Medical Brigade started to train medical students and deploy them in the country, particularly in rural areas. While the initial massive shortage has now been minimized, there are concerns over more complex issues including facility functionality, rural retention, motivation, preferences and competence of health workers. The objectives of this survey were to understand the labor market dynamics among health workers, to learn more about the preferences and concerns of health workers, and to assess the skills, competence and motivation of doctors. 2016-03-07T19:44:16Z 2016-03-07T19:44:16Z 2015-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25967206/health-worker-survey-timor-leste-final-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23879 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Dili and Oxford Policy Management, Oxford Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study Economic & Sector Work Timor-Leste
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topic HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
WASTE
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
RISKS
HEALTH PLANNING
WORKFORCE
TRAINING SESSION
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
POLICY GUIDANCE
INFORMED CONSENT
VACCINATION
PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
CARE FOR CHILDREN
MIDWIFERY
PHARMACISTS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
ANTENATAL CARE
PREVENTION
HEALTH CARE ACCESS
HEALTH EDUCATION
COMMUNITY HEALTH
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH CARE
DRUGS
GENDER EQUITY
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
FAMILY MEMBERS
HEALTH
HEALTH WORKERS
PRIMARY HEALTH FACILITIES
HYPERTENSION
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH FACILITIES
HOSPITAL
PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTH SECTOR
KNOWLEDGE
DISABILITIES
PUBLIC POLICY
DIABETES
MATERNITY LEAVE
GENDER BALANCE
EXERCISES
WORKPLACE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
COMMON COLD
DISEASES
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
TRAINING
PATIENTS
PATIENT
RURAL HOSPITALS
HEALTH SYSTEMS
BABY
HEALTH CENTERS
NURSES
MIGRATION
OBSERVATION
HEALTH MANAGEMENT
VIOLENCE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
MEDICAL CARE
JOB TRAINING
TUBERCULOSIS
WORK ENVIRONMENT
SERVICE DELIVERY
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
INTERVIEW
MENTAL HEALTH
COUNSELLING
RESPECT
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
MEDICAL EDUCATION
INFANT
MIDWIFE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SHORT-TERM TRAINING
TRANSPORTATION
WORKERS
RESEARCH POLICY
SURGERY
SOCIAL SECTOR
POLICIES
QUALITY OF CARE
PATIENT SATISFACTION
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
CAESAREAN SECTION
HIV
USER FEES
NURSE
NATAL CARE
LIFESTYLE
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
HEALTH POLICY
MEDICAL SPECIALISTS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
HYGIENE
LABOUR MARKET
WORKSHOP
URBAN AREAS
FAMILY PLANNING
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
STRESS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
MEASUREMENT
NUTRITION
WORKSHOPS
GOVERNMENT HEALTH WORKERS
MALARIA
QUALITY CONTROL
BULLETIN
POLICY
QUALITY OF LIFE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
CITIZENS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WASTE DISPOSAL
GENDER PERSPECTIVES
INTERNET
TERTIARY LEVEL
HEALTH SYSTEM
HUMAN HEALTH
OUTPATIENT CARE
WEIGHT
PHYSICIANS
MEDICAL STAFF
CHILDREN
CLINICS
WORKING CONDITIONS
WAR
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
INDIVIDUAL HEALTH
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
HEALTH PROVIDERS
MIDWIVES
RURAL AREAS
PULL FACTORS
ILLNESS
HEALTH CENTRE
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
DISABILITY
LIMITED RESOURCES
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POPULATION
STUDENTS
PRACTITIONERS
UNFPA
STRATEGY
FAMILIES
LACK OF INFORMATION
WOMEN
MEDICINES
NEWBORN
FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
EMERGENCY CARE
HOSPITALS
IMPORTANT POLICY
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPLEMENTATION
NEWBORN CARE
NURSING
HEALTH CENTRES
spellingShingle HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
WASTE
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
RISKS
HEALTH PLANNING
WORKFORCE
TRAINING SESSION
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
POLICY GUIDANCE
INFORMED CONSENT
VACCINATION
PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
CARE FOR CHILDREN
MIDWIFERY
PHARMACISTS
INFORMATION SYSTEM
ANTENATAL CARE
PREVENTION
HEALTH CARE ACCESS
HEALTH EDUCATION
COMMUNITY HEALTH
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH CARE
DRUGS
GENDER EQUITY
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
FAMILY MEMBERS
HEALTH
HEALTH WORKERS
PRIMARY HEALTH FACILITIES
HYPERTENSION
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH FACILITIES
HOSPITAL
PUBLIC HEALTH
HEALTH SECTOR
KNOWLEDGE
DISABILITIES
PUBLIC POLICY
DIABETES
MATERNITY LEAVE
GENDER BALANCE
EXERCISES
WORKPLACE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
COMMON COLD
DISEASES
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
TRAINING
PATIENTS
PATIENT
RURAL HOSPITALS
HEALTH SYSTEMS
BABY
HEALTH CENTERS
NURSES
MIGRATION
OBSERVATION
HEALTH MANAGEMENT
VIOLENCE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
MEDICAL CARE
JOB TRAINING
TUBERCULOSIS
WORK ENVIRONMENT
SERVICE DELIVERY
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
INTERVIEW
MENTAL HEALTH
COUNSELLING
RESPECT
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
MEDICAL EDUCATION
INFANT
MIDWIFE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SHORT-TERM TRAINING
TRANSPORTATION
WORKERS
RESEARCH POLICY
SURGERY
SOCIAL SECTOR
POLICIES
QUALITY OF CARE
PATIENT SATISFACTION
UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
CAESAREAN SECTION
HIV
USER FEES
NURSE
NATAL CARE
LIFESTYLE
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
HEALTH POLICY
MEDICAL SPECIALISTS
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
HYGIENE
LABOUR MARKET
WORKSHOP
URBAN AREAS
FAMILY PLANNING
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
STRESS
SOCIAL SCIENCE
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
MEASUREMENT
NUTRITION
WORKSHOPS
GOVERNMENT HEALTH WORKERS
MALARIA
QUALITY CONTROL
BULLETIN
POLICY
QUALITY OF LIFE
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
CITIZENS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
WASTE DISPOSAL
GENDER PERSPECTIVES
INTERNET
TERTIARY LEVEL
HEALTH SYSTEM
HUMAN HEALTH
OUTPATIENT CARE
WEIGHT
PHYSICIANS
MEDICAL STAFF
CHILDREN
CLINICS
WORKING CONDITIONS
WAR
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
INDIVIDUAL HEALTH
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
HEALTH PROVIDERS
MIDWIVES
RURAL AREAS
PULL FACTORS
ILLNESS
HEALTH CENTRE
GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
DISABILITY
LIMITED RESOURCES
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POPULATION
STUDENTS
PRACTITIONERS
UNFPA
STRATEGY
FAMILIES
LACK OF INFORMATION
WOMEN
MEDICINES
NEWBORN
FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
EMERGENCY CARE
HOSPITALS
IMPORTANT POLICY
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPLEMENTATION
NEWBORN CARE
NURSING
HEALTH CENTRES
World Bank
Oxford Policy Management
Health Worker Survey in Timor-Leste
geographic_facet Timor-Leste
description At the time of independence in 2002, Timor-Leste had a seriously weak health system with only a handful of doctors in the country. In this context, the governments of Timor-Leste signed an agreement and the Cuban Medical Brigade started to train medical students and deploy them in the country, particularly in rural areas. While the initial massive shortage has now been minimized, there are concerns over more complex issues including facility functionality, rural retention, motivation, preferences and competence of health workers. The objectives of this survey were to understand the labor market dynamics among health workers, to learn more about the preferences and concerns of health workers, and to assess the skills, competence and motivation of doctors.
format Report
author World Bank
Oxford Policy Management
author_facet World Bank
Oxford Policy Management
author_sort World Bank
title Health Worker Survey in Timor-Leste
title_short Health Worker Survey in Timor-Leste
title_full Health Worker Survey in Timor-Leste
title_fullStr Health Worker Survey in Timor-Leste
title_full_unstemmed Health Worker Survey in Timor-Leste
title_sort health worker survey in timor-leste
publisher World Bank, Dili and Oxford Policy Management, Oxford
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25967206/health-worker-survey-timor-leste-final-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23879
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