Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Migration of Health Professionals: Boon or Bane?

The current wave of health professional migration sweeping developing countries is another black spot in the global health system. Today, the high number of health professionals leaving for more lucrative jobs abroad is straining the public health care systems of the affected source countries.

Exporting Health Professionals

The migration of health professionals is not an entirely new phenomenon, but the latest wave is producing a more pronounced adverse impact on source countries due to the unusually high number of migrating health professionals.