Indian Approaches to Retaining Skilled Health Workers in Rural Areas


 
Language:

English

Authors:

Sundararaman T, Gupta G

Series/Journal Title:

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volume:

89

Pages:

5

Description:

This article describes the National Rural Health Mission of India and the initiatives undertaken to address the lack of skilled service providers in rural areas including an increase in sanctioned posts for public health facilities, incentives, workforce management policies, locality-specific recruitment and the creation of a new service cadre specifically for public sector employment. [adapted from abstract]

Subject

Geographic Focus

Resource Type