the aim of present study was to determine the impact of two different icu management model, open and semi closed, on resources utilization in intensive care unit.retrospective cohort analysis using data from hospital database was applied to compare the effect of icu management model on icu length of stay and bed disposition of 1064 patients admitted to the general icu of imam khomeini hospital ...

BACKGROUND The Chinese government is trying to achieve the goal of "universal access to basic health care services". However, the inequality of the distribution of health care resources across the country is the biggest obstacle. This paper aims to explore these inequalities and the extent to which the method of analysis influences the perception. METHODS The indicators of health care resourc...

The demand for health care in the Republic of Korea has increased with continuing socioeconomic development, improvement of the living standards, and the introduction of a national health insurance system in 1989. To meet this rising demand a major concern is providing an adequate number of health care professionals. Nurses are very important to health care because they constitute the largest g...

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...

INTRODUCTION The maldistribution of health care workers is a near-universal problem, particularly in developing countries. Shortages have become most critical over the past 2 decades with both out-migration of health care workers from developing to developed countries, and intra-country disparities between urban centres and rural regions. A variety of solutions have been proposed and tried, but...

introduction: health care is one of the most important sectors in the development of each country and disparities in their distribution will reduce the level of development. the aim of this study was to examine the access to healthcare and degree of development in health care resources in the west of iran in 2011. method: this was a cross-sectional and retrospective study. the study setting was...

background: students’ health and future health of the community are related to providing health care in schools and since in every society, different contextual factors affect this matter, the present study aims to recognize the factors influencing the health care elementary students are provided with. methods: this qualitative content analysis was performed in 2014 in isfahan. this study was c...

In this article, the authors present a brief review of the health problems of the Commonwealth Caribbean and of the primary care activities being implemented to solve them. Special attention is given to programs which develop new categories of health workers and direct health manpower toward learning a technology appropriate to the conditions in which they work. These programs enable the health...

OBJECTIVES To provide a snapshot of the dermatology work force in Saudi Arabia. METHODS We collected data on the supply and distribution of dermatologists in Saudi Arabia. We discussed the current status of dermatology manpower issues in Saudi Arabia. RESULTS We found that between 1987 and 2007, the availability of dermatologists to population in Saudi Arabia rose by 60 %, from 2.35 to 3.76...

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...