The Brain Drain Potential of Students in the African Health and Nonhealth Sectors
Joint Authors
Pendleton, Wade
Crush, Jonathan
Source
International Journal of Population Research
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Economics & Business Administration
Economy
Abstract EN
The departure of health professionals to Europe and North America is placing an intolerable burden on public health systems in many African countries.
Various retention, recall, and replacement policies to ameliorate the impact of this brain drain have been suggested, none of which have been particularly successful to date.
The key question for the future is whether the brain drain of health sector skills is likely to continue and whether the investment of African countries in training health professionals will continue to be lost through emigration.
This paper examines the emigration intentions of trainee health professionals in six Southern African countries.
The data was collected by the Southern African Migration Program (SAMP) in a survey of final-year students across the region which included 651 students training for the health professions.
The data also allows for the comparison of health sector with other students.
The analysis presented in this paper shows very high emigration potential amongst all final-year students.
Health sector students do show a slightly higher inclination to leave than those training to work in other sectors.
These findings present a considerable challenge for policy makers seeking to encourage students to stay at home and work after graduation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Crush, Jonathan& Pendleton, Wade. 2012. The Brain Drain Potential of Students in the African Health and Nonhealth Sectors. International Journal of Population Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Crush, Jonathan& Pendleton, Wade. The Brain Drain Potential of Students in the African Health and Nonhealth Sectors. International Journal of Population Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459448
American Medical Association (AMA)
Crush, Jonathan& Pendleton, Wade. The Brain Drain Potential of Students in the African Health and Nonhealth Sectors. International Journal of Population Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-459448
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-459448