Addressing inequalities in medical workforce distribution: evidence from a quasi-experimental study in Brazil

BackgroundBrazil faces huge health inequality challenges since not all municipalities have access to primary care physicians. The More Doctors Programme (MDP), which started in 2013, was born out of this recognition, providing more than 18 000 doctors in the first few years. However, the programme f...

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Main Authors: Elisa Maria Maffioli, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Gabriel Vivas, Carlos Rosales, Catherine Staton, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/6/e001827.full