Exploring the global and Algerian crisis of physicians emigration

Abstract EN

Physicians emigration is a phenomenon that has been growing during these decades.

the accumulation and interplay of push and pull factors play a vital role in its emergence.

physician’ emigration follows the logic of brain drain as a selective migration process.

the current study endeavors to address the reality of the de facto situation of physicians’ mobility across countries so that it can be comprehended and predicted, then alleviate the burden of losing physicians.

this paper attempt to put this phenomenon in an international and Algerian context and to shed light on its impacts.

to achieve this, a descriptive analysis of the current data was conducted.

the study concludes that physician’ emigration represents a crisis that affects countries of origin, mainly those that suffer from health system fragility, including Algeria.

the negative repercussion of this external emigration makes it imperative to hamper its rapid pace through migration governance.

this also calls for building a database to track physicians’ destinations and the proportion of their mobility.