Migration of health professionals from sub-Saharan Africa

A paper in the Lancet argues that the health systems of sub-Saharan African countries have been damaged further by migration of health professionals, a process that the UK is involved in. The paper argues that the UK has the chance this year to focus the attention of the G8 countries on this matter, and proposes some unilateral and multilateral measures that the UK could take. These include training more doctors in the UK, helping in recruitment and retention in those countries, and developing postgraduate training in those countries.

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