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ArticleInternational journal of health policy and management2019

Reflections on Health Workforce Development Comment on "Health Professional Training and Capacity Strengthening Through International Academic Partnerships: The First Five Years of the Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda".

Gilles Dussault

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Article in International journal of health policy and management, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. The Human Resources for Health Program in Rwanda: A Response to Recent Commentaries.International journal of health policy and management · 2019
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Gilles DussaultGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This commentary addresses the statement that "the authors believe that the HRH [Human Resources for Health] Program can serve as a model for other initiatives that seek to address the shortage of qualified health professionals in low-income countries and strengthen the long-term capacity of local academic institutions." I adopt the position of the devil's advocate and ask whether a country, with a profile comparable to Rwanda's, should adopt this twinning model. I suggest that the alignment with population and other capacity development needs should be the main criteria of decision.

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Health WorkforceWorkforceHumansOrganizationsRwandaStaff DevelopmentAcademic PartnershipsCapacity DevelopmentHealth Workforce

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