Addressing the human resource for health crisis in Tanzania: The lost in transition syndrome

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Sirili, Nathanael ^a   Kiwara, Angwara ^a   Nyongole, Obadia ^a   Frumence, Gasto ^a   Semakafu, Avemaria ^a   Hurtig, Anna Karin ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Graduate; Human resource; Recruitment; Retention; Tanzania; Transition period

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL SURGEON; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RESOURCE FOR HEALTH CRISIS; JOB SECURITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN; TANZANIA; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; DENTIST; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; DENTISTS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICIANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TANZANIA;

EID: 84901361164     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v16i2.6     Document Type: Article

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