International Mobility of Health Professionals: Brain Drain or Brain Exchange?
Language:
English
Publisher:
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research
Copyright:
2006
Pages:
29
Description:
The consequences of health professional mobility have become a prominent public policy concern. This paper considers trends in mobility amongst doctors and nurses and the consequences for health systems. Policy responses are shifting from a reactive agenda that focuses on stemming migration towards a more active agenda of managed migration that benefits source and destination countries. Improved working conditions and effective human resource practice are required to encourage retention of health professionals in both source and destination countries. [abstract]
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