Health worker shortages in Zambia: An assessment of government responses

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 476-488

  Gow, Jeff ^a,b   George, Gavin ^b   Mutinta, Given ^b   Mwamba, Sylvia ^c   Ingombe, Lutungu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

health workers; workforce shortage; Zambia

Indexed keywords

CAREER MOBILITY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; REVIEW; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS; ZAMBIA;

CAREER MOBILITY; DATA COLLECTION; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 80054936058     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2011.41     Document Type: Review

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