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[Efficiency of human resources for health: an approach to its analysis in Mexico]
Gustavo Nigenda1, Jaqueline Alcalde-Rabanal2, Luz María González-Robledo1
1Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. México.
Objective::
To analyze efficiency indicators of human resources working at Mexico's Ministry of Health.
Materials And Methods::
Three dimensions of efficiency were explored: a) labor wastage, b) distribution of human resources (HR) across levels of care, and c) productivity.
Results::
Health workers present significant levels of unemployment and underemployment; distribution does not meet international recommendations, and heterogeneous levels of productivity were found among states.
Conclusions::
Health and educational authorities should develop and implement a HR plan that takes into consideration the needs and demands of the covered population, and includes a clearly defined set of measures to regulate the future production of HR as well as their distribution among and within state health systems, and that allocates incentives to improve performance.
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