01167nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001100001700042700002000059700001700079700001900096700001500115245007500130300001200205490000600217520076000223022001400983       2017                            d1 aSheikh Kabir1 aJosyula Lakshmi1 aZhang Xiulan1 aBigdeli Maryam1 aAhmed Syed00aGoverning the mixed health workforce: learning from Asian experiences.  ae0002670 v23 a<p>
Examination of the composition of the health workforce in many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) reveals deep-seated heterogeneity that manifests in multiple ways: varying levels of official legitimacy and informality of practice; wide gradation in type of employment and behaviour (public to private) and diverse, sometimes overlapping, systems of knowledge and variably specialised cadres of providers. Coordinating this mixed workforce necessitates an approach to governance that is responsive to the opportunities and challenges presented by this diversity. This article discusses some of these opportunities and challenges for LMICs in general, and illustrates them through three case studies from different Asian country settings.
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