The impact of an emergency hiring plan on the shortage and distribution of nurses in Kenya: the importance of information systems

• Main Authors: JM Gross (Author), PL Riley (Author), R Kiriinya (Author), C Rakuom (Author), R Willy (Author), A Kamenju (Author), E Oywer (Author), D Wambua (Author), A Waudo (Author), MF Rogers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2010-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To analyse the effect of Kenya's Emergency Hiring Plan for nurses on their inequitable distribution in rural and underserved areas. METHODS: We used data from the Kenya Health Workforce Informatics System on the nursing workforce to determine the effect of the Emergency Hiring Plan o...