WHO Recommendations to improve retention of rural and remote health workers - important for all countries.
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The World Health Organization 2010 Global Policy Recommendations: ‘Increasing Access to Health Workers in Remote and Rural Areas through Improved Retention’ is a notable milestone in rural health policy. This report, with preface by WHO Director General Dr. Margaret Chan, recognizes at the very highest level that the half of the world’s population that lives in rural and remote areas faces enormous difficulties in accessing appropriate and equitable health care.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Rural and remote health
دوره 10 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010