Reducing geographical imbalances of health workers in Sub-Saharan Africa : a labor market perspective on what works, what does not, and why (English)

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 perspective as a basis for elaborating policy options that incorporate the underlying labor market forces. The goal of the study is to address undesirable outcomes (including urban-rural HRH imbalances) more effectively...

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Herbst,Christopher H.;

Jahanshahi,Atefeh Negda;

Lemiere,Christophe;

Smith,Ellen;
Document Date
2010/12/01
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
58843
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2011/01/07
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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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
Keywords
rural area

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Herbst,Christopher H.; Jahanshahi,Atefeh Negda; Lemiere,Christophe; Smith,Ellen.

Reducing geographical imbalances of health workers in Sub-Saharan Africa : a labor market perspective on what works, what does not, and why (English). World Bank working paper ; no. 209. Africa human development series Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/746581468203359145

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