Human resources for health and universal health coverage: fostering equity and effective coverage

• Main Authors: James Campbell (Author), James Buchan (Author), Giorgio Cometto (Author), Benedict David (Author), Gilles Dussault (Author), Helga Fogstad (Author), Ines Fronteira (Author), Rafael Lozano (Author), Frank Nyonator (Author), Ariel Pablos-Mendez (Author), Estelle E Quain (Author), Ann Starrs (Author), Viroj Tangcharoensathien (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves distributing resources, especially human resources for health (HRH), to match population needs. This paper explores the policy lessons on HRH from four countries that have achieved sustained improvements in UHC: Brazil, Ghana, Mexico and Thailand. I...