Governing the mixed health workforce: learning from Asian experiences.
BMJ Glob Health
; 2(2): e000267, 2017.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28589031
Examination of the composition of the health workforce in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) reveals deep-seated heterogeneity that manifests in multiple ways: varying levels of official legitimacy and informality of practice; wide gradation in type of employment and behaviour (public to private) and diverse, sometimes overlapping, systems of knowledge and variably specialised cadres of providers. Coordinating this mixed workforce necessitates an approach to governance that is responsive to the opportunities and challenges presented by this diversity. This article discusses some of these opportunities and challenges for LMICs in general, and illustrates them through three case studies from different Asian country settings.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
BMJ Glob Health
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India
Country of publication:
Reino Unido