ICHRN Knowledge Library

Date

2012-08-21
Title

A technical framework for costing health workforce retention schemes in remote and rural areas
Journal

Human Resources for Health
Publisher

BioMed Central
Year

2011
Author

Zurn P, Vujicic M, Lemiére C, Juquios M, Stormont L, Campbell J, Rutten M & Braichet J-M
Description

"This paper proposes a framework for carrying out a costing analysis of interventions to increase the availability of health workers in rural and remote areas with the aim to help policy decision makers. It also underlines the importance of identifying key sources of financing and of assessing financial sustainability." (extract from abstract)
Categories

Workforce Assessment, Planning and Policy, General HR Overview Documents, Good/Promising Practices in Nursing Recruitment and Retention
Keywords

costing, funding, finance, rural, remote, retention, recruitment, methodology
Link

http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/9/1/8
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