Tackling Workforce Constraints
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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Rural areas can face acute human
resource shortages of doctors, nurses, and other health
professionals. Health workers may perceive rural postings as
low-status, offering few professional opportunities, and
limiting their quality of life; in those situations, they
cluster in relatively advantaged urban areas, leaving rural
areas understaffed. Adequate staffing of rural areas will
require better incentives for rural service; creative
applications of the medical education system to better serve
rural areas; and creative and appropriate task-shifting to
prioritize health workers' scarce time.
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HEALTH WORKERS, MEDICAL SCHOOL, HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY, RURAL HEALTH WORKER, CONTINUING EDUCATION, MEDICAL EDUCATION, RURAL HEALTH SERVICES, WORKER RETENTION