Implications of dual practice for universal health coverage [Conséquences de la double pratique sur la couverture sanitaire universelle]

• Authors: Campbell J, Hipgrave D, Horta K, McPake B, Russo G
• Publication Year: 2016
• Journal: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
• Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26908963

Making progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) requires that health workers are adequate in numbers, prepared for their jobs and motivated to perform. In establishing the best ways to develop the health workforce, relatively little attention has been paid to the trends and implications of dual practice – concurrent employment in public and private sectors. We review recent research on dual practice for its potential to guide staffing policies in relation to UHC.
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