The relationship between democracy and corruption and the global physician workforce
Higher levels of democracy and lower levels of corruption are associated with a greater density of medical doctors, independent of healthcare spending. Policymakers must advocate for governance reforms that support a robust healthcare workforce to support aim of universal health coverage.
Authors
- Amrit Kirpalani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7567-9052)
- Eray Yilmaz
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Lawson Health Research Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLOS Global Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003656
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00