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Healthcare, Frugal Innovation, and Professional Voluntarism: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

By Helen Louise Ackers , James Ackers-Johnson , John Chatwin , Natasha Tyler (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2017
ISBN
978-3-319-48365-8, 978-3-319-48366-5
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-48366-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6489180 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XI, 141\145
Time added
2017-06-25 01:07:36
Aid and DevelopmentComparative Politics;Development Policy;Health Car

Description

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book investigates what international placements of healthcare employees in low resource settings add to the UK workforce and the efficacy of its national health system. The authors present empirical data collected from a volunteer deployment project in Uganda focused on reducing maternal and new-born mortality and discuss the learning and experiential outcomes for UK health care professionals acting as long term volunteers in low resource settings. They also develop a model for structured placement that offers optimal learning and experiential outcomes and minimizes risk, while shedding new light on the role that international placements play as part of continuing professional development both in the UK and in other sending countries.

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