Search Results - "Dal Poz, Mario R"

Human resources for mental health care: current situation and strategies for action by Kakuma, Ritsuko, Dr, Minas, Harry, FRANCZP, van Ginneken, Nadja, MRCGP, Dal Poz, Mario R, Prof, Desiraju, Keshav, MA, Morris, Jodi E, PhD, Saxena, Shekhar, MD, Scheffler, Richard M, Prof

“…Summary A challenge faced by many countries is to provide adequate human resources for delivery of essential mental health interventions. The overwhelming…”
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Forecasting the global shortage of physicians : an economic-and needs-based approach by SCHEFLLER, Richard M, LIU, Jenny X, KINFU, Yohannes, DAL POZ, Mario R

“…Global achievements in health may be limited by critical shortages of health-care workers. To help guide workforce policy, we estimate the future demand for,…”
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Monitoring inequalities in the health workforce: the case study of Brazil 1991-2005 by Sousa, Angelica, Dal Poz, Mario R, Carvalho, Cristiana Leite

“…Both the quantity and the distribution of health workers in a country are fundamental for assuring equitable access to health services. Using the case of…”
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Brazil's Fight Against COVID-19 by Dal Poz, Mario R, Levcovitz, Eduardo, Bahia, Ligia

“…The ineffective and delayed response to COVID-19 was surprising given Brazil's history of responding capably and promptly with successful policies and services…”
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The mental health workforce gap in low- and middle-income countries: a needs-based approach by BRUCKNER, Tim A, SCHEFFLER, Richard M, SHEN, Gordon, YOON, Jangho, CHISHOLM, Dan, MORRIS, Jodi, FULTON, Brent D, DAL POZ, Mario R, SAXENA, Shekhar

“…To estimate the shortage of mental health professionals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We used data from the World Health Organization's…”
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Reducing inequities in neonatal mortality through adequate supply of health workers: evidence from newborn health in Brazil by Sousa, Angelica, Dal Poz, Mario R, Boschi-Pinto, Cynthia

“…Progress towards the MDG targets on maternal and child mortality is hindered worldwide by large differentials between poor and rich populations. Using the case…”
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Skill mix in the health care workforce: reviewing the evidence by BUCHAN, James, DAL POZ, Mario R

“…This paper discusses the reasons for skill mix among health workers being important for health systems. It examines the evidence base (identifying its…”
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Imbalance in the health workforce by Zurn, Pascal, Dal Poz, Mario R, Stilwell, Barbara, Adams, Orvill

“…Imbalance in the health workforce is a major concern in both developed and developing countries. It is a complex issue that encompasses a wide range of…”
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Sub-national assessment of inequality trends in neonatal and child mortality in Brazil by Sousa, Angelica, Hill, Kenneth, Dal Poz, Mario R

“…Brazil's large socioeconomic inequalities together with the increase in neonatal mortality jeopardize the MDG-4 child mortality target by 2015. We measured…”
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Global Mental Health 5: Human resources for mental health care: current situation and strategies for action by Kakuma, Ritsuko, Minas, Harry, van Ginneken, Nadja, Dal Poz, Mario R, Desiraju, Keshav, Morris, Jodi E, Saxena, Shekhar, Scheffler, Richard M

“…A challenge faced by many countries is to provide adequate human resources for delivery of essential mental health interventions. The overwhelming worldwide…”
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Public health workforce: challenges and policy issues by Beaglehole, Robert, Dal Poz, Mario R

“…This paper reviews the challenges facing the public health workforce in developing countries and the main policy issues that must be addressed in order to…”
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Health workforce issues and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: an analytical review by Dräger, Sigrid, Gedik, Gulin, Dal Poz, Mario R

“…Recent studies have shown evidence of a direct and positive causal link between the number of health workers and health outcomes. Several studies have…”
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Assessment of human resources for health using cross-national comparison of facility surveys in six countries by Gupta, Neeru, Dal Poz, Mario R

“…Health facility assessments are being increasingly used to measure and monitor indicators of health workforce performance, but the global evidence base remains…”
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Developing evidence-based ethical policies on the migration of health workers: conceptual and practical challenges by Stilwell, Barbara, Diallo, Khassoum, Zurn, Pascal, Dal Poz, Mario R, Adams, Orvill, Buchan, James

“…It is estimated that in 2000 almost 175 million people, or 2.9% of the world's population, were living outside their country of birth, compared to 100 million,…”
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The health worker shortage in Africa : are enough physicians and nurses being trained? by KINFU, Yohannes, DAL POZ, Mario R, MERCER, Hugo, EVANS, David B

“…To estimate systematically the inflow and outflow of health workers in Africa and examine whether current levels of pre-service training in the region suffice…”
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Characteristics and trends in the expansion of private dental schools in Brazil by Maia, Leila S., Dal Poz, Mario R.

“…Objective This article describes and analyses the characteristics of the expansion of private dental education in Brazil from 1996 to December 2018 and its…”
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Assessing human resources for health: what can be learned from labour force surveys? by Gupta, Neeru, Diallo, Khassoum, Zurn, Pascal, Dal Poz, Mario R

“…BACKGROUND: Human resources are an essential element of a health system's inputs, and yet there is a huge disparity among countries in how human resource…”
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The privatization of medical education in Brazil: trends and challenges by Scheffer, Mário C, Dal Poz, Mario R

“…Like other countries, Brazil is struggling with issues related to public policies designed to influence the distribution, establishment, supply and education…”
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Addressing the health workforce crisis: towards a common approach by Dal Poz, Mario R, Quain, Estelle E, O'Neil, Mary, McCaffery, Jim, Elzinga, Gijs, Martineau, Tim

“…The challenges in the health workforce are well known and clearly documented. What is not so clearly understood is how to address these issues in a…”
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The health workforce crisis in TB control: a report from high-burden countries by Figueroa-Munoz, José, Palmer, Karen, Poz, Mario R Dal, Blanc, Leopold, Bergström, Karin, Raviglione, Mario

“…BACKGROUND: Human resources (HR) constraints have been reported as one of the main barriers to achieving the 2005 global tuberculosis (TB) control targets in…”
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