Abstract
The World Health Organization 2010 Global Policy Recommendations: ‘Increasing Access to Health Workers in Remote and Rural Areas through Improved Retention’ is a notable milestone in rural health policy. This report, with preface by WHO Director General Dr. Margaret Chan, recognizes at the very highest level that the half of the world’s population that lives in rural and remote areas faces enormous difficulties in accessing appropriate and equitable health care.
Highlights
The World Health Organization 2010 Global Policy Recommendations: ‘Increasing Access to Health Workers in Remote and Rural Areas through Improved Retention’ is a notable milestone in rural health policy[1]
The medical schools that produce the most rural physicians most often have in common, location in a rural region, a high proportion of students admitted to the medical school from rural areas, a comprehensive rural experiential-focused learning within a strong and wellsupported rural education network, most often in a safe region/country with a strong positive rural regulatory approach with favorable financial incentives and strong personal and professional support[2,3]
Revise undergraduate and postgraduate curricula to include rural health topics so as to enhance the competencies of health professionals working in rural areas, and thereby increase their job satisfaction and retention
Summary
The World Health Organization 2010 Global Policy Recommendations: ‘Increasing Access to Health Workers in Remote and Rural Areas through Improved Retention’ is a notable milestone in rural health policy[1]. All countries need health workers who can live and work effectively in rural areas. Some people growing up in cities can become very committed rural health workers, those with a spirit of adventure, a rural experience in their education and the development of an appropriate skill set.
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