How to Recruit and Retain Health Workers in Rural and Remote Areas in Developing Countries – a Guide Note

This Guidance Note is intended to inform Policy makers, World Bank Task Team Leaders (TTL) and government advisers in developing countries who are concerned with, and are looking for, effective policy interventions that will address rural recruitment and retention of health workers. It provides an overview of the most commonly used interventions, synthesizes the evidence on the effectiveness of such interventions, and presents the case for incorporating health workers’ preferences in the design and implementation of effective interventions.