Khurshid Alam, Sakiba Tasneem, Elizabeth Oliveras
INTRODUCTION: Volunteer community health workers (CHWs) are one approach to addressing the health workforce shortage in developing countries. BRAC, a large NGO in Bangladesh, is a pioneer in using female volunteer CHWs as core workers in its successful health programmes. After 25 years of implementi...
Karen Spilsbury, Julienne Meyer
Throughout the NHS, the traditional boundaries between professional groups are breaking down to promote more flexible ways of working to deliver patient-centred care. Registered nurses (RNs) have responded to changing care demands through the development of innovative roles and extended roles and re...
Shehrin Shaila Mahmood, Mohammad Iqbal, Syed Manzoor Ahmed Hanifi, Tania Binte Wahed et al.
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh is one of the health workforce crisis countries in the world. In the face of an acute shortage of trained professionals, ensuring healthcare for a population of 150 million remains a major challenge for the nation. To understand the issues related to shortage of health workfor...
Diana Bowser, Susan Sparkes, Andrew Mitchell, Thomas J. Bossert et al.
BACKGROUND: Since the early 2000s, there have been large increases in donor financing of human resources for health (HRH), yet few studies have examined their effects on health systems. OBJECTIVE: To determine the scope and impact of investments in HRH by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis ...
Gareth O'Reilly, Dermot O' Reilly, Michael Rosato, Sheelah Connolly
BACKGROUND: From a public health perspective and for the appropriate allocation of resources it is important to understand the differences in health between areas. This paper examines the variations in morbidity and mortality between urban and rural areas. METHODS: This is a cohort study looking at ...
Lal Rawal, Taufique Joarder, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Aftab Uddin et al.
INTRODUCTION: Retention of human resources for health (HRH), particularly physicians and nurses in rural and remote areas, is a major problem in Bangladesh. We reviewed relevant policies and provisions in relation to HRH aiming to develop appropriate rural retention strategies in Bangladesh. METHODS...
Weixian Lee, Andy Neo, Sandra Tan, Alex R. Cook et al.
BACKGROUND: Foreign workers' migrant status may hinder their utilisation of health services. This study describes the health-seeking behaviour and beliefs of a group of male migrant workers in Singapore and the barriers limiting their access to primary healthcare. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of...
Jonas Preposi Cruz, Nahed Alquwez, Charlie P. Cruz, Rhea Faye D. Felicilda‐Reynaldo et al.
AIM: This study assessed the cultural competence of nursing students in a Saudi University. BACKGROUND: With the current situation of immigration in Saudi Arabia, the cultural diversity in healthcare facilities is anticipated to grow. This presents a great challenge to the members of the healthcare ...
Taufique Joarder, Lal Rawal, Syed Masud Ahmed, Aftab Uddin et al.
BACKGROUND: Retaining doctors in rural areas is a challenge in Bangladesh. In this study, we analyzed three rural retention policies: career development programs, compulsory services, and schools outside major cities - in terms of context, contents, actors, and processes. METHODS: Series of group di...
Hui Jin, Yang Zhao, X. Zhang, B. Wang et al.
It is of great concern that pregnant women with acute viral hepatitis (AVH) type E have serious consequences. This study aimed to estimate the case-fatality risk (CFR) and potential risk factors of pregnant women with AVH type E. We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases for studi...
Christine L. Roberts, Tanya Nippita
Historically, the introduction of caesarean section surgery was associated with an improvement in maternal and perinatal health outcomes. WHO has stated that no empirical evidence exists for an ideal caesarean rate, but “what matters most is that all women who need caesarean sections actually receiv...
David M. Silvestri, Meridith Blevins, Arfan R. Afzal, Ben Andrews et al.
OBJECTIVE: To assess medical and nursing students' intentions to migrate abroad or practice in rural areas. METHODS: We surveyed 3199 first- and final-year medical and nursing students at 16 premier government institutions in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, the United Republic of ...
Abimbola Olaniran, Barbara Madaj, Sarah Bar‐Zeev, Aduragbemi Banke‐Thomas et al.
As key stakeholders continue to affirm the relevance of community health workers (CHWs) in universal health coverage, there is a need for a commensurate focus on their motivation and job satisfaction especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where they play prominent roles. Despite the ...
Mary J. Renfrew, Address Malata
Midwives have the potential to save lives of women and children at a scale unmatched by other health interventions. In The Lancet Global Health, Andrea Nove and colleagues1Nove A Friberg IK de Bernis L et al.Potential impact of midwives in preventing and reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and ...
SM Moslehuddin Ahmed, Azim Majumder, Rahman
INTRODUCTION: Information regarding career choices of medical students is important to plan human resources for health, design need-based educational programs, and ensure equitable and quality health care services in a country. AIM: The aim of the study is to identify career choices, nature of caree...