Impact of the Programa Mais médicos (more doctors Programme) on primary care doctor supply and amenable mortality: quasi-experimental study of 5565 Brazilian municipalities.

Thomas V HoneTimothy Powell-JacksonLeonor Maria Pacheco SantosRicardo de Sousa SoaresFelipe Proenço de OliveiraMauro Niskier SanchezMatthew HarrisFelipe de Oliveira de Souza SantosChristopher Millett

Published in: BMC health services research (2020)

PMM potential health benefits were undermined due to widespread allocation of doctors to non-priority areas and local substitution effects. Policies seeking to strengthen HRH should develop and implement needs-based criteria for resource allocation.

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