Change in the geographic distribution of human resources for health in Turkey, 2002-2016

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MOLLAHALİLOĞLU S., YARDIM M. S., TELATAR T. G., ÜNER S.

RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH, vol.21, no.2, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.22605/rrh6478
  • Journal Name: RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Keywords: geographic distribution, Gini coefficient, human resources for health, Lorenz curve, Turkey
  • Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Turkey, which suffers from both undersupply of physicians, nurses and midwives and imbalanced distribution of healthcare personnel, has been developing and implementing various policies to solve these problems. The Ministry of Health launched the Health Transformation Program in 2003 for effective, efficient and fair provision of healthcare services for all people. This study aimed to take a closer look at the impact of policies implemented to reduce the imbalance of the distribution of human resources for health for the past 15 years in Turkey.