Examining the absorption of post-internship medical officers into the public sector at county-level in devolved Kenya: a qualitative case study

• Main Authors: Yingxi Zhao (Author), Daniel Mbuthia (Author), Joshua Munywoki (Author), David Gathara (Author), Catia Nicodemo (Author), Jacinta Nzinga (Author), Mike English (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background After Kenya's decentralization and constitutional changes in 2013, 47 devolved county governments are responsible for workforce planning and recruitment including for doctors/medical officers (MO). Data from the Ministry of Health suggested that less than half of these MOs a...