Introduction: The shortage of healthcare professionals in rural communities is a global
problem that poses a serious challenge to equitable healthcare delivery. Both developed …

Background The inequitable distribution of health professionals, within countries, poses an
important obstacle to the optimal functioning of health services. Objectives To assess the …

Background Increasingly, medical students are trained at sites away from the tertiary
academic health centre. A growing body of literature identifies the benefits of decentralised …

Health worker shortages and maldistribution have important implications for the capacity of
health systems. Ghana has one of the highest physician emigration rates in the world, and …

Background There is a dire need to expand the capacity of institutions in Africa to educate
health care professionals. Family physicians, as skilled all-rounders at district level, are …

Background: Worldwide, rural inequitable distribution and dearth of health professionals
pose poor functioning of health services. In this study, we gather interventions aimed at …

Abstract NKABINDE, Thandaza C. and ROSS, Andrew J.. Doctors' understanding of their
learning and learning needs in Kwazulu-Natal district hospitals. Afr. j. prim. health care fam …

This article analyses (1) how financial incentives (salary top-ups) and non-financial
incentives (housing and education) affect nurses' willingness to work in remote areas of …

Executive summary In many countries globally, distribution of healthcare workers is unequal
between urban and rural areas, with urban areas well-staffed compared to remote rural …

Background The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is one of the statutory
councils regulating the health professions in South Africa (SA). The HPCSA consists of 12 …