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Home / Archives for Human Resources for Health

Regulation of non-conventional therapies in Portugal: lessons learnt for strengthening human resources in health

  • Authors: Pascoal Amaral, Inês Fronteira
  • Publication Year: 2021
  • Journal: Human Resources for Health, vol 19, art 1149
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-021-00655-3

ABSTRACT ‘Background:’ The integration of non-conventional therapies (NCT) into health policies and health services delivery is a worldwide trend and might have a role in achieving Universal Health Coverage. WHO has encouraged countries to integrate NCT into health service delivery and to increase the interest and utilization by consumers. Following two resolutions by the European […]
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Using hospital auxiliary worker and 24-h TB services as potential tools to overcome inhospital TB delays: a quasi-experimental study

  • Authors: Miguelhete Lisboa, Inês Fronteira, Paulo H. Manson, Mário do Rosário O. Martins
  • Publication Year: 2020
  • Journal: Human Resources for Health
  • Link: https://bit.ly/2UGAl2U

Background: In-hospital logistic management barriers (LMB) are considered to be important risk factors for delays in TB diagnosis and treatment initiation (TB-dt), which perpetuates TB transmission and the development of TB morbidity and mortality. We assessed the contribution of hospital auxiliary workers (HAWs) and 24-h TB laboratory services using Xpert (24h-Xpert) on the delays in […]
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How do we strengthen the health workforce in a rapidly developing high-income country? A case study of Abu Dhabi’s health system in the United Arab Emirates

  • Authors: Paulo MS, Loney T, Lapão LV
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Journal: Human Resources for Health
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346501/

Background The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a rapidly developing high-income country that was formed from the union of seven emirates in 1971. The UAE has experienced unprecedented population growth coupled with increased rates of chronic diseases over the past few decades. Healthcare workers are the core foundation of the health system, especially for chronic […]
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Understanding nurses’ dual practice: a scoping review of what we know and what we still need to ask on nurses holding multiple jobs

  • Authors: Russo G, Fronteira I, Jesus TS, Buchan J
  • Publication Year: 2018
  • Journal: Human Resources for Health
  • Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5824568/

Mounting evidence suggests that holding multiple concurrent jobs in public and private (dual practice) is common among health workers in low- as well as high-income countries. Nurses are world’s largest health professional workforce and a critical resource for achieving Universal Health Coverage. Nonetheless, little is known about nurses’ engagement with dual practice. We conducted a […]
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The experience of medical training and expectations regarding future medical practice of medical students in the Cuban-supported Medical School in Timor-Leste

  • Authors: Cabral J, Ferrinho P, Valdes AC
  • Publication Year: 2015
  • Journal: Human Resources for Health
  • Link: https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-015-0004-8%20

The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyse the professional expectations and profile of medical students at the Cuban-supported School of General Medicine, in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the National University of Timor-Leste. A piloted, standardized questionnaire, with closed- and open-ended questions, was distributed to registered medical students attending […]
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