Retention of healthcare workers 1 year after recruitment and deployment in rural settings: an experience post-Ebola in five health districts in Guinea

• Main Authors: Delphin Kolie (Author), Remco Van De Pas (Author), Alexandre Delamou (Author), Nafissatou Dioubaté (Author), Foromo Timothée Beavogui (Author), Patrice Bouedouno (Author), Abdoul Habib Beavogui (Author), Abdoulaye Kaba (Author), Willem Van De Put (Author), Wim Van Damme (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Guinea undertook health workforce reform in 2016 following the Ebola outbreak to overcome decades-long shortages and maldistribution of healthcare workers (HCWs). Specifically, over 5000 HCWs were recruited and deployed to rural health districts and with a signed 5-year commitmen...