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introduction: the mortality rate of children is one of the most important indicators to measuring the development of countries. equitable access to pediatricians is an important factor in reducing child mortality and promoting society health. the aim of this tudy was to investiget the inequality and trend of geographic accessibility to pediatricians in iran in the period 2007 to 2013. materials...

Health education is an essential ingredient of primary health care but its impact is difficult to evaluate. Where evaluation does occur, the research methods often require major expenditure of manpower, time and money. In addition, despite the importance of incorporating the primary health care goal of promoting participation in health, the subjects of the research often become victims yet agai...

The shortage of health professionals in developing countries and especially in their poorest regions imperils the vision of health for all. New training policies and strategies are needed urgently to address these shortages. The Gambia's new Community-Based Medical Programme is one such strategy. KEYWORDS Medical education, access to health care, healthcare disparities, health manpower, rural h...

In 2008, a clinical information tool was developed and embedded in the electronic health record system of an academic medical center. In 2009, the initial information tool, Clinical-e, was superseded by a portal called Clinical Focus, with a single search box enabling a federated search of selected online information resources. To measure the usefulness and impact of Clinical Focus, a survey wa...

Access to oral health care continues to be a problem in the United States. Research has called for innovative approaches to improve access to oral health care and reduce oral health care disparities. Successful alternate approaches have been reported. In 1998 the Kansas Legislature passed a proposal to enhance access to care and manpower needs by allowing dental assistants to provide supragingi...

The National Health Service, yet again, is being cajoled and coerced into being more efficient. Many in the NHS resent this, perhaps understandably given the way in which the concept of efficiency has been devalued by this government. It is, however, an unfortunate reaction because efficiency is not something to be despised or feared. Despite the cajoling, little seems to change. The Royal Comm...

BACKGROUND The paper aims to present how nursing leaders in the municipal health care perceive the interaction with and support from their superiors and peers. The paper further aims to identify the leaders' vulnerability and strength at work in the current situation of shortage of manpower and other resources in the health care sector. This is seen through the lens of self-determination theory...