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Toward Development of a Rural Retention Strategy in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Understanding Health Worker Preferences

January 2012 by Wanda Jaskiewicz, Outavong Phathammavong, Phouthone Vangkonevilay, Chanthakhath Paphassarang, Inpong Thong Phachanh, and Laura Wurts
application/pdf iconTechnical Report of DCE in Lao PDR

This technical report presents the results of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) conducted by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Ministry of Health, in partnership with the World Health Organization and CapacityPlus, using CapacityPlus’s rural retention survey toolkit. The DCE surveyed health professional students and health workers practicing in rural provinces to investigate their motivational preferences for potential strategies to increase attraction and retention in the country’s rural and remote settings.

TAGS: Discrete Choice Experiment, Health Workers, Lao PDR, Retention, Rural, Students

Motivating Health Workers to Serve in Rural Lao PDR

September 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
application/pdf iconCapacityPlus Voices #8

Dr. Chanthakhath Papassarang, Dr. Phouthone Vangkonevilay, and Dr. Outavong Phathammavong describe an effort to assess health workers’ preferences in order to determine the most effective incentives for rural service. Also available in French.

TAGS: Discrete Choice Experiment, Health Workers, Lao PDR, Motivation, Partnerships, Retention

Motiver les prestataires de soins pour mieux desservir les populations rurales en République démocratique populaire du Laos

September 2011 by Sarah Dwyer
application/pdf iconÉchos 8

Les docteurs Chanthakhath Papassarang, Phouthone Vangkonevilay et Outavong Phathammavong expliquent comment évaluer les préférences des agents de santé afin de déterminer les mesures d’incitation les plus efficaces pour faciliter la prestation de services en milieu rural.

TAGS: Discrete Choice Experiment, Health Workers, Lao PDR, Motivation, Partnerships, Retention

Retención

June 2011 by CapacityPlus
application/pdf iconIssue Brief #1 (Spanish)

¿Qué motivará a los trabajadores de salud a permanecer en las zonas rurales?

TAGS: Health Workers, Incentives, Motivation, Recruitment, Retention

La rétention du personnel

June 2011 by CapacityPlus
application/pdf iconIssue Brief #1 (French)

Comment motiver les prestataires de soins pour qu’ils restent dans les zones rurales ?

TAGS: Health Workers, Incentives, Motivation, Recruitment, Retention

Retention

June 2011 by CapacityPlus
application/pdf iconIssue Brief #1

What will motivate health workers to stay in rural areas? This brief presents an overview of the issue of retention along with suggested actions, key considerations, and resources. Also available in French and Spanish.

TAGS: Health Workers, Incentives, Motivation, Recruitment, Retention

iHRIS Retain: Herramienta para calcular los costos de las estrategias de retención

May 2011 by CapacityPlus
application/pdf iconiHRIS Retain Overview (Spanish)

Spanish translation of an overview of iHRIS Retain, a user-friendly tool to cost retention strategies to be implemented at the district, regional, or national level.

TAGS: Costing, Financing, HR Information Systems, iHRIS, Planning, Retention

Retención del personal de salud: metodología rápida para desarrollar paquetes de incentivos basados en la evidencia

May 2011 by CapacityPlus
application/pdf iconRapid DCE Overview (Spanish)

Spanish translation of an overview of the Rapid Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) Tool, intended to allow human resources managers to determine health workers’ motivational preferences.

TAGS: Discrete Choice Experiment, Incentives, Job Satisfaction, Motivation, Retention