Numerous studies have reported task shifting and task sharing due to various reasons and
with varied scopes of health services, either task-shifted or-shared. However, very few …

Investing in the health workforce to ensure universal access to qualified, skilled and
motivated health workers is pertinent in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals …

Importance Rural health inequities are due in part to a shortage of health care professionals
in these areas. Objective To determine the factors associated with health care professionals' …

Inadequate numbers, maldistribution, attrition, and inadequate skill‐mix are widespread
health and care workforce (HCWF) challenges. Intersectoral—inclusive of different …

Purpose Farmers have suicide rates much higher than the general population, with elevated
mental health symptoms and high stress levels. Farmers are a hard-to-reach population due …

Several countries in Africa have developed human resources for health (HRH) policies and
strategies to synergise efforts in setting priorities, directions and means to address the major …

Introduction: Despite policies aiming at universal health coverage by ensuring availability
and accessibility of general practitioners (GPs), medically underserved areas are still …

Introduction. Shifting care from hospitals into community‐based settings is a major policy
goal internationally. Community health services in England currently face the greatest …

Objective: Rural surgical training for residents is expected to increase the number of general
surgeons working in rural areas; however, the impact of rural training programs to ensure …

Recruitment and retention of medical practitioners is a challenging contemporary issue for
rural and remote areas. In this paper, we explore the importance of what it is that doctors …