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Aftermath of COVID-19: Forestalling Irreparable Medical Brain Drain in Sub-Saharan Africa.
J Health Care Poor Underserved ; 32(4): 1742-1751, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1528707
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With the escalation of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the globe, shortages in the already scarce medical workforce are imminent. Historically, more developed economies have looked abroad to augment their health systems. This paper aims to offer plausible solutions on how to avert future medical brain drain from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the aftermath of COVID-19. We opine that emigration of medical workers from low-resource settings to more industrialized regions should be viewed by the destination countries as both a moral and an ethical issue. Countries in SSA must generally provide good leadership, diversify their economies, and ensure adequate security. Specifically, there are needs to improve health care workers' remuneration, provide more opportunities for specialization, and reduce waiting time for employment. It is our opinion that such multisectoral and multi-modal approaches will effectively halt and even reverse the on-going brain drain in the region, converting it to brain gain.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Emigration and Immigration / COVID-19 Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: J Health Care Poor Underserved Journal subject: Health Services Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Emigration and Immigration / COVID-19 Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: J Health Care Poor Underserved Journal subject: Health Services Year: 2021 Document Type: Article