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The Brain Drain of Health Care Professionals from sub-Saharan Africa

Kalipeni, Ezekiel

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/43346

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Title
The Brain Drain of Health Care Professionals from sub-Saharan Africa
Author(s)
Kalipeni, Ezekiel
Contributor(s)
  • Semu, Linda
  • Mbilizi, Margaret Asalele
Issue Date
2013-02
Keyword(s)
global health, sub-Saharan Africa, health care professionals, brain drain
Abstract
This policy brief explores the mass emigration of Africa's highest trained health professional who seek a better life elsewhere in richer parts of Africa and the world, including the United Kingdom and the United States, how this exodus is affecting Africa's economies, labor pools, and quality of health.
Series/Report Name or Number
Center for Global Studies Policy Brief
Type of Resource
text
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/43346
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
Title VI Grant for National Resource Centers through the U.S. Department of Education
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2013 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. All rights reserved. The Center for Global Studies does not take positions on public policy issues. The views presented in Policy Briefs do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center.

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Center for Global Studies Policy Brief PRIMARY
Quarterly publication highlighting current policy issues related to global studies.