Demand reduction: an alternative approach to the health manpower dilemma.

Abstract

The article emphasizes the importance of health manpower resources in attempting to achieve health systems goals and suggests there are two basic approaches to easing deficiencies in manpower. One approach is by gaining additional manpower, the second is by decreasing demand. After noting some methods for each approach, the article suggests that a preventative approach has not been given adequate priority, and urges a national policy commitment to prevention as the best means for management of manpower resources.