Convincing health workers to work in rural areas

Julie Riise Kolstad

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Julie Riise Kolstad (2011). Convincing health workers to work in rural areas. Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief 12)

Tanzania has one of the lowest health worker ratios in the world. It is the rural areas that suffer the most. The geographical imbalance represents a serious problem for the delivery of crucial health services to a large share of the population. A new study shows that offering education after a certain period of service may be one of the most powerful instruments the authorities have available in recruiting health workers to the rural areas.

Convincing health workers to work in rural areas

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