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

Kalipeni, Ezekiel

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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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