The Health Workforce In Latin America And The Caribbean: An Analysis Of Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, And Uruguay (Directions In Development - Human Development)

This report provides a status update on the human resources for health (HRH) sub-system in six Latin American and Caribbean countries: Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay. The report structures its discussion around how the health workforce is financed, organized, managed, regulated, and performing. In the area of financing, the study presents the variety of contracting mechanisms, salary levels, and financial incentives offered across the countries and their role in being able to attract and retain health workers. On the organization of the HRH sub-system, the report look.

• • Author: Carmen Carpio, Natalia Santiago Bench
• • Publisher: World Bank Publications
• • Publication Date: Jun 24, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 130 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1464805946
• • ISBN-13: 9781464805943