Scaling up Health and Education Workers: Increasing the Performance and Productivity of an Existing Stock of Health Workers


 
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English

Author:

Buchan J

Publisher:

Department for International Development Health Resource Centre

Pages:

28

Description:

This review paper…looks at strategies that have been undertaken to increase the productivity of health workers. It examines the evidence to support or reject the hypothesis that short term training, incentives, better equipment, supplies and conditions and other things can be employed that improve outputs and health outcomes without increasing the numbers of health workers. The review provides an overview of key aspects and options for improving productivity, with country illustrative examples. [author’s description]

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