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Strengthening the ability of health professional schools to produce greater numbers of better qualified, more relevant graduates is critical for addressing the health workforce crisis. Many schools, however, are not able to produce the quantity and quality of graduates needed to deliver priority health services, where they are needed most, in order to achieve universal access to health care. Read more »

How can country health leaders improve the working environment for health workers, so they perform more effectively? In the Dominican Republic, the Ministry of Health is taking steps to improve its human resources management (HRM), which includes how health workers are hired, trained, paid, and supported, and how they can be most productive. Read more »

As in many countries, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) faces challenges in attracting and retaining health workers to serve in rural and remote areas. A new technical report from CapacityPlus details the application of the project’s rapid retention survey toolkit to estimate which incentives Laotian health workers and health professional students would most prefer in deciding whether to accept or remain in a rural posting. Read more »