Rural and remote health: a progress report.

University of Global Health Equity’s Contribution to the Reduction of Education and Health Services Rationing

The inadequate supply of health workers and demand-side barriers due to clinical practice that heeds too little attention to cultural context are serious obstacles to achieving universal health coverage and the fulfillment of the human rights to health, especially for the poor and vulnerable living in remote rural areas. A number of strategies have been deployed to increase both the supply of h...

A progress - Report on 18 years of continuous Measles Vaccination in Rural Areas of Iran

A Response to the Commentary Entitled: “Addressing the Shortage of Health Professionals in Rural China: Issues and Progress”

WHO Recommendations to improve retention of rural and remote health workers - important for all countries.

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 enor...

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?”

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.

Social geography and rural mental health research.

The study of mental health in the rural context has moved beyond simple notions of what defines rurality. Researchers in the field of rural mental health have realized that what constitutes ‘rural’ in terms of its impact on the mental health and wellbeing of rural residents entails more than physical geography and spatial localities. They have expressed the need to progress the agenda for rural...