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  • 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

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  • The School Board Effect

    Impact of Governing Style on Student Achievement

    by Alexander U. Ikejiaku ...
    Every school board adopts a unique governing style which affects the way the district is managed. This book identifies some of those styles and examines their potential impact on district administration, and ultimately on student achievement. The book also clarifies the role of school boards in unequivocal terms, discusses board-superintendent relations, and offers several recommendations and ... Read more

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    by Michael Joffe ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
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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

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  • Who Will Care For Us?

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    by Paul Osterman ...
    The number of elderly and disabled adults who require assistance with day-to-day activities is expected to double over the next twenty-five years. As a result, direct care workers such as home care aides and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) will become essential to many more families. Yet these workers tend to be low-paid, poorly trained, and receive little respect. Is such a workforce capable ... Read more

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  • Youth In Africa's Labor Market :

    by Garcia Marito H.; Fares Jean ...
    The authors examine the challenges facing Africa's youth in their transition from school to working life, and propose a strategy for meeting these challenges. Topics covered include the effect of education on employment and income, broadening employment opportunities, and enhancing youth capabilities. Labor is the most abundant asset of poor households in Africa. Developing this asset is therefore ... Read more

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  • Recovery

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    by Michael F. Cannon ...
    A quick‐reference guide to reforms that state and federal policymakers must enact to make health care better, more affordable, more secure, and more universal.Health care in the United States is not a free market. In many ways, U.S. residents are less free to make their own health decisions than residents of other nations. Government controls a larger share of health spending in the United States ... Read more

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    This book is about 24 developing countries that have embarked on the journey towards universal health coverage (UHC) following a bottom-up approach, with a special focus on the poor and vulnerable, through a systematic data collection that provides practical insights to policymakers and practitioners. Each of the UHC programs analyzed in this book is seeking to overcome the legacy of inequality by ... Read more

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  • Older Persons' Rights to Social Protection, Safety and Participation

    by Alan S. Gutterman ...
    Everyone has a right to social protection including access to social security and a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of themselves and their families. Among the issues that fall within the umbrella of this chapter are the rights of older persons to an adequate standard of living including food, housing and investment in age-friendly infrastructures for cities and rural ... Read more

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  • 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