Payment of Lunch Allowance: A Case Study of the Uganda Health Service


 
Language:

English

Authors:

Kanyesigye EK, Ssendyona GM

Publisher:

Joint Learning Initiative

Series/Journal Title:

JLI Working Paper

Pages:

11

Description:

This paper presents a case study of an intervention (the lunch allowance scheme) instituted in Uganda to improve retention and motivation of health workers. The study traces the scheme’s evolution, assesses its impact on the brain drain of health professionals (medical doctors and nurses), and identifies difficulties encountered and lessons learned. [abstract]

Subject

Geographic Focus

Resource Type