Thailand's Health Workforce : A Review of Challenges and Experiences

Thailand's health system is a dynamic entity that continues to change and grow. The country's health policies greatly affect the health workforce, the choices they make, their numbers and their availability. This paper explores the relationship between Thai health workers and the policies that affect them.

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Main Authors: Pagaiya, Nonglak, Noree, Thinakorn
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-11
Subjects:ACCESS TO CARE, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ACCESSIBILITY OF CARE, AGING, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, BEDS, BRAIN-DRAIN, CANCER, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITATION, CHRONIC DISEASE, CITIZENS, CLINICS, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMPREHENSIVE CARE, COST OF HEALTH SERVICES, CULTURAL CHANGE, DEMAND FOR HEALTH, DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE, DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES, DENTIST, DENTISTS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT PLANS, DIABETES, DISEASE CONTROL, DOCTORS, DRUGS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC TRENDS, EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES, ELDERLY, EMPLOYMENT, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHANGES, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION, FAMILY PLANNING, FINANCIAL INCENTIVE, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR DOCTORS, FORECASTS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE REFORM, HEALTH CARE STRATEGIES, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH CENTRE, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH FINANCING, HEALTH FOR ALL, HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE COVER, HEALTH MANPOWER, HEALTH MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH NEEDS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH PLAN, HEALTH PLANS, HEALTH POLICIES, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH PROVIDERS, HEALTH RESEARCH, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICE, HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM, HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH, HEALTH WORKERS, HEALTH WORKFORCE, HIV/AIDS, HOLISTIC APPROACH, HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL BEDS, HOSPITAL INVESTMENT, HOSPITAL SERVICES, HOSPITALIZATION, HOSPITALS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, ILLNESSES, INCOME, INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, INFLUENZA, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INSURANCE, INSURANCE SYSTEM, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, ISOLATION, LABOR MARKET, LEADING CAUSES, LEADING CAUSES OF MORTALITY, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, MARKETING, MEDICAL BENEFIT, MEDICAL CARE, MEDICAL DOCTOR, MEDICAL DOCTORS, MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL SCHOOL, MEDICAL SERVICES, MEDICAL STATISTICS, MEDICAL TRAINING, MIGRATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINORITY, MORAL SUPPORT, MORTALITY, NATIONAL HEALTH, NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL PLANS, NATIONAL POLICIES, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NEED FOR RESEARCH, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NURSE, NURSES, NURSING, NUTRITION, OFFICE OF HEALTH, PATIENT, PATIENTS, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, PHARMACIST, PHARMACISTS, PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIANS, POPULATION STRUCTURE, PRACTITIONERS, PRIMARY CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PRIVATE CLINICS, PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE, PRIVATE HEALTH SERVICES, PRIVATE HOSPITALS, PRIVATE INSURANCE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTORS, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, PROGRESS, PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS, PROVISION OF CARE, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, PUBLIC HOSPITAL, PUBLIC HOSPITALS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PULL FACTORS, PURCHASING POWER, PUSH FACTORS, QUALITY OF CARE, QUALITY OF LIFE, QUALITY OF SERVICES, RECRUITMENT TARGETS, REFERRAL SYSTEM, REFERRAL SYSTEMS, REGIONAL MEETING, REHABILITATION, RETENTION RATE, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL DISTRICT, RURAL HOSPITALS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE UTILIZATION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SECURITY, SPECIALIST, SPECIALISTS, SPOUSES, THERAPY, TRADITIONAL HEALERS, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, TRANSPORTATION, TUBERCULOSIS, URBAN AREAS, WORKERS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/12315294/thailands-health-workforce-review-challenges-experiences
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13666
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