Reducing Geographical Imbalances of Health Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Labor Market Perspective on What Works, What Does Not, and Why

This report discusses and analyzes labor market dynamics and outcomes (including unemployment, worker shortages, and urban-rural imbalances of categories of health workers) from a labor economics perspective. It then uses insights from this perspec...

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Main Authors:	Lemiere, Christophe, Herbst, Christopher H., Jahanshahi, Negda, Smith, Ellen, Soucat, Agnes
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AUXILIARY NURSES BIRTH ATTENDANTS BIRTH RATES BRAIN DRAIN BURDEN OF DISEASE CAESAREAN SECTIONS CASH TRANSFERS CHILDHOOD DISEASES CLINICAL GUIDELINES CLINICS COMMUNITY HEALTH COST EFFECTIVENESS COST-EFFECTIVENESS COUNSELING DEATHS DESCRIPTION DISSEMINATION ECONOMIC POLICIES EQUILIBRIUM EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES EXISTING RESOURCES EXPOSURE TO HEALTH RISKS FEASIBILITY STUDIES FEMALE FEMALES FEWER YEARS OF EDUCATION FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FORMAL EDUCATION GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GYNECOLOGY HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EXTENSION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH OFFICIALS HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH TRAINING HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HIV HIV/AIDS HOMES HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANT HEALTH IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMPORTANT POLICY INCENTIVE SCHEMES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDEXES INEQUALITY INEQUITIES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INJURIES INSERVICE TRAINING JOB SECURITY KEY HEALTH INTERVENTIONS LAB TESTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR SUPPLY LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE LEGAL STATUS LIVE BIRTH LIVE BIRTHS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL COMMUNITY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MALARIA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARRIED COUPLES MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL SCHOOL MEDICAL SUPPLIES MIDWIFE MIDWIVES MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRIES OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY MORTALITY LEVELS MORTALITY RATE NATIONAL LEVEL NURSE NURSES NURSES TRAINING NURSING OBSTETRICAL COMPLICATIONS PATIENT PATIENTS PEDIATRICS PHYSICIAN PHYSICIANS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL INSTABILITY POOR POOR AREAS POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROUPS POVERTY INDICATORS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES PRIVATE DOCTORS PROBABILITY PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS REDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITY REMOTE AREAS REMOTE RURAL AREAS RURAL RURAL AREA RURAL AREAS RURAL CLINICS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL COMMUNITY RURAL DIFFERENCES RURAL DISTRICTS RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL GAP RURAL GAPS RURAL HEALTH RURAL HEALTH CARE RURAL LABOR RURAL MARKETS RURAL MEDICINE RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POLICY RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL PROVINCES RURAL REGIONS RURAL SERVICE RURAL SERVICES RURAL WORKERS SAFETY SCARCE RESOURCES SKILL LEVEL SOCIAL FACTORS SPILLOVER SPOUSE SPOUSES SURGERY TARGETING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TRANSPORTATION UNDER-FIVE MORTALITY UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBAN HEALTH CARE USER FEES VILLAGES VIOLENCE WAR WOMAN WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKING CONDITIONS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
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Reducing Geographical Imbalances of Health Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa : A Labor Market Perspective on What Works, What Does Not, and Why

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