| Description | Retention continues to be a serious challenge in the human resources for health (HRH) crisis. There is increasingly widespread commitment to initiatives to attract and retain skilled workers, especially in rural areas. However, the factors influencing health workers’ decisions to move from impoverished rural areas to richer and better equipped urban settings and from lowincome countries to those offering higher salaries are complex. Available evidence consistently shows that health workers are ready to leave because of low compensation, lack of practical and educational opportunities, poor working and living environments and inadequate social amenities. In order to help HRH practitioners address the challenge of retention, the Capacity Project selected information from existing literature to compile a resource paper and a technical brief. The purpose of this brief is to update and document some contributions made from 2005 to 2008 in the area of worker retention. |
| Tag | Human Resources for Health (HRH), Health Care Worker Retention, Rural Health Care, Data Driven Decisions, Retention Strategies, Employment Conditions, Job Security, Work Climate IntraHealth, English, brief, technical brief, Initiatives, Human Resource Management, Performance Based Incentives, Worker Shortages |
