Title: Outreach services as a strategy to increase access to health workers in remote and rural areas

Authors: Roodenbeke, Eric de

Place: Geneva [etc.]

Publisher: World health organization (WHO) [etc.]

Year: cop. 2011

Journal: Technical report / World health organization

Volume: 2

PAGE: --

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: health care delivery, mobile telecommunication services, health services, health personnel, rural health, health programmes, rural areas

Abstract: Presented is an overview of outreach services by health workers to remote and rural populations, highlighting the potential for these alternative health service delivery models, such as mobile clinics and telemedicine, to enhance the attraction and retention of health workers in underserved areas.

URL: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2011/9789241501514_eng.pdf

Document type: E-article