Ghost doctors - absenteeism in Bangladeshi health facilities (English)

The authors report on a study in which unannounced visits were made to health clinics in Bangladesh with the intention of discovering what fraction of medical professionals were present at their assigned post. This survey represents the first attempt to quantify the extent of the problem on a nationally representative scale. Nationwide the average number of vacancies over all types of providers in rural health centers is 26 percent. Regionally, vacancy...

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Chaudhury, Nazmul;

Hammer,Jeffrey S.;
Document Date
2003/05/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS3065
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bangladesh,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Ghost doctors - absenteeism in Bangladeshi health facilities
Keywords
public provision of health care

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Chaudhury, Nazmul; Hammer,Jeffrey S..

Ghost doctors - absenteeism in Bangladeshi health facilities (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3065 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/391671468741863285

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