Impact of the Programa Mais médicos (more doctors Programme) on primary care doctor supply and amenable mortality: quasi-experimental study of 5565 Brazilian municipalities

Impact of the Programa Mais médicos (more doctors Programme) on primary care doctor supply and amenable mortality: quasi-experimental study of 5565 Brazilian municipalities

Abstract Background Investing in human resources for health (HRH) is vital for achieving universal health care and the Sustainable Development Goals. The Programa Mais Médicos (PMM) (More Doctors Programme) provided 17,000 doctors, predominantly from Cuba, to work in Brazilian primary care. This stu...

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Main Authors: Thomas Hone, Timothy Powell-Jackson, Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos, Ricardo de Sousa Soares, Felipe Proenço de Oliveira, Mauro Niskier Sanchez, Matthew Harris, Felipe de Oliveira de Souza Santos, Christopher Millett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Brazil
Human resources for health
Mortality
Primary care
Doctors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05716-2

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