Challenges facing the More Doctors program (Programa Mais Médicos) in vulnerable and peri-urban areas in Greater Brasilia, Brazil

• Main Authors: Helena Eri Shimizu (Author), Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos (Author), Mauro Niskier Sanchez (Author), Thomas Hone (Author), Christopher Millett (Author), Matthew Harris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A shortage of physicians, especially in vulnerable and peri-urban areas, is a global phenomenon that has serious implications for health systems, demanding policies to assure the provision and retention of health workers. The aim of this study was to analyze the strategies employ...