Retention of medical doctors at the district level: a qualitative study of experiences from Tanzania

Retention of medical doctors at the district level: a qualitative study of experiences from Tanzania

Abstract Background Retention of Human Resources for Health (HRH), particularly doctors at district level is a big challenge facing the decentralized health systems in poorly resourced countries. Tanzania, with 75% of its population in rural areas, has only 26% of doctors serving in rural areas. We...

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Main Authors: Nathanael Sirili, Gasto Frumence, Angwara Kiwara, Mughwira Mwangu, Amani Anaeli, Tumaini Nyamhanga, Isabel Goicolea, Anna-Karin Hurtig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Physicians
Retention
Medical doctors
Rural
Africa
Health workforce
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3059-0

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