Retaining doctors in rural Timor-Leste: a critical appraisal of the opportunities and challenges

• Main Authors: Augustine D Asante (Author), Nelson Martins (Author), Michael E Otim (Author), John Dewdney (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: The World Health Organization.
• נושאים: article
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Timor-Leste is in the process of addressing a key issue for the country's health sector: a medical workforce that is too small to provide adequate care. In theory, a bilateral programme of medical cooperation with Cuba created in 2003 could solve this problem. By the end of 2013, nearly 700 new...