International Journal of Health Policy and Management (May 2015)

Addressing the Shortage of Health Professionals in Rural China: Issues and Progress; Comment on “Have Health Human Resources Become More Equal between Rural and Urban Areas after the New Reform?”

  • Jianlin Hou,
  • Yang Ke

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2015.57
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 5
pp. 327 – 328

Abstract

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Maldistribution of health professionals between urban and rural areas has been a serious problem in China. Urban hospitals attract most of the health professionals with serious shortages in rural areas. To address this issue, a number of policies have been implemented by the government, such as free medical education in exchange for obligatory rural service.

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