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  • Incentives and Dynamics in the Ethiopian Health Worker Labor Market

    by William Jack, Joost De Laat, Kara Hanson, Agnes Soucat ...
    Series Book 192 - Africa Human Development Series
    By international standards, health workers in Ethiopia are in short supply. In addition, those who do enter the health fields and remain in the country disproportionately live and work in the capital, Addis Ababa. This paper uses detailed data gathered from nearly 1,000 health workers to examine the incentives and constraints that health workers face when choosing where to work, the likely ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reducing Geographical Imbalances of Health Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa

    A Labor Market Perspective on What Works, What Does Not, and Why

    by Christophe Lemiere, Christopher Herbst, Negda Jahanshahi, Ellen Smith, Agnes Soucat ...
    Series Book 209 - Africa Human Development Series
    Bridging the Gap: Addressing Health Worker Imbalances in Sub-Saharan AfricaThis working paper tackles the critical issue of geographical imbalances in the health workforce across Sub-Saharan Africa. It analyzes labor market dynamics and their impact on urban-rural inequities, offering a fresh perspective on why these imbalances persist.Discover effective policy options for improving health ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Diversity in Career Preferences of Future Health Workers in Rwanda

    Where, Why, and for How Much?

    by Tomas Lievens, Pieter Serneels, J. Damascene Butera, Agnes Soucat ...
    Series Book 189 - Africa Human Development Series
    Understanding the career choices of future health workers in Rwanda is crucial for effective health policy. This working paper delves into the diverse preferences of medical and nursing students, examining their motivations, income expectations, and willingness to serve in rural areas or high-HIV prevalence regions. It sheds light on the factors influencing their decisions, from altruism and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Diversity In Career Preferences Of Future Health Workers In Rwanda: Where, Why, And For How Much?

    by Lievens Tomas; Serneels Pieter; Butera Jean Damascene; Soucat Agnes ...
    Human resources for health are a priority to improve health outcomes in Africa. In order to strengthen policies based on evidence, a better understanding is needed of health worker choice and behaviour. This book tries to help fill that gap. Relying on unique survey data, it analyses the career preferences of future health workers in Rwanda, focusing on their sector preference, their willingness ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Diversity In Career Preferences Of Future Health Workers In Rwanda: Where, Why, And For How Much?

    by Lievens Tomas; Serneels Pieter; Butera Jean Damascene; Soucat Agnes ...
    Human resources for health are a priority to improve health outcomes in Africa. In order to strengthen policies based on evidence, a better understanding is needed of health worker choice and behaviour. This book tries to help fill that gap. Relying on unique survey data, it analyses the career preferences of future health workers in Rwanda, focusing on their sector preference, their willingness ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Human Resources for Health Crisis in Zambia: An Outcome of Health Worker Entry Exit and Performance within the National Health Labor Market

    by Herbst,Christopher; Vledder,Monique; Campbell,Karen; Sjöblom,Mirja; Soucat,Agnes ...
    'The Human Resources for Health Crisis in Zambia' is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank?s ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion.Despite reporting some health gains since the 1990s health outcomes remain poor in Zambia and it will be very challenging to achieve the health-related Millennium Development Goals ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Health Taxes

    Policy and Practice

    by Jeremy A Lauer, Franco Sassi, Agnès Soucat, Angeli Vigo ...
    Virtually all fiscal measures influence people's health, through their impacts on behaviour, consumption, income and wealth. A narrow subset of fiscal measures, however, can be more directly aimed at improving health by targeting behaviours and risks that are known to be strongly associated with health outcomes. The purpose of this book is to discuss the subject of these measures, which we define ... Read more

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  • Reducing Geographical Imbalances of Health Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Labor Market Prospective on What Works What Does Not and Why

    by Lemiere Christophe; Herbst Christopher; Jahanshahi Negda; Smith Ellen; Souca Agnest ...
    The human resources crisis in the health sector has been gathering attention on the global stage. To date however most of this attention has focused on shortages of health human resources (HRH) at the national level. At least as important are problems at the sub-national level. Massive geographic and skill mix imbalances are reflected in the perilous undersupply of HRH in most rural areas. ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • A New Era in U.S. Health Care

    Critical Next Steps Under the Affordable Care Act

    by Stephen Davidson ...
    A New Era in U.S. Health Care demystifies the Affordable Care Act for unfamiliar readers, setting an agenda for lawmakers and the health industry alike. It focuses on four key issues that will determine the success of this 2010 legislation: the use of state-run Medicaid programs to expand access to insurance; the implementation process; the creation of health insurance exchanges; and the ... Read more

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  • Changing The Trajectory : Education And Training For Youth In Democratic Republic Of Congo

    by Bashir Sajitha ...
    This study analyzes the current educational attainment and school enrollment status of youth, as well as the formal and informal post-secondary educational and training opportunities available to them. The study uses the results of a simulation model that incorporates enrollment in alternative education programs and considers alternative scenarios for developing the post-primary sector. Each ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Bending the Rules

    Procedural Politicking in the Bureaucracy

    by Rachel Augustine Potter ...
    Who determines the fuel standards for our cars? What about whether Plan B, the morning-after pill, is sold at the local pharmacy? Many people assume such important and controversial policy decisions originate in the halls of Congress. But the choreographed actions of Congress and the president account for only a small portion of the laws created in the United States. By some estimates, more than ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Poverty in the Philippines

    Causes, Constraints, and Opportunities

    by Asian Development Bank ...
    Against the backdrop of the global financial crisis and rising food, fuel, and commodity prices, addressing poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. The proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly in the past four decades, and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People's Republic ... Read more

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