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An economic perspective on Malawi's medical "brain drain"
Richard Record1 email and Abdu Mohiddin
Division of Health and Social Care Research, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, Kings College London, London SE1 3QD, UK
Published: 18 December 2006
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Globalization and Health 2006, 2:12doi:10.1186/1744-8603-2-12
 06/11/2007
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Human rights analysis of health worker migration
Judith Bueno de Mesquita and Matt Gordon analyse the human rights implications of the process of health worker migration, and make strong recommendations for governments and international institutions.
  21/02/2007
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The cost of health professionals' brain drain in Kenya
Joses Muthuri Kirigia, Akpa Raphael Gbary, Lenity Kainyu Muthuri, Jennifer Nyoni, and Anthony Seddoh.
Published: 17 July 2006
06/10/2006
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New Report: Labor Mobility and the Global Economy
On July 10, 2006, a paper entitled "Labor Mobility and the Global Economy: Should the World Trade Organization Set Migration Policy?" was released by the American Friends Service Committee at the Informal Interactive Hearing for NGOs on International Migration and Development at the United Nations in preparation for the High Level Dialogue on the same topic in September. This paper is relevant to these meetings because the Secretary General's report calls for a successful completion of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) Mode 4 negotiations. Please visit the website link below for more information.
20/07/2006
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Health Worker Migration - Medact Reports
Medact has launched two papers on the 'skills drain' of health professionals from the developing world, examining the economic, governance and human rights issues that surround this controversial issue. It proposes restitution as a solution and undertakes a comprehensive human rights check.
22/02/2005
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Skills drain - a framework for policy formulation
Kwadwo Mensah, Maureen Mackintosh and Leroi Henry propose a new framework for policy formulation in response to health worker migration - a response which does not limit health workers' ability to migrate but which does place obligations on rich country governments to help poor countries sustain effective health care.
21/02/2005
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Africa's charity to the NHS
Four page briefing from Medact and Save the Children on health worker migration.
21/02/2005
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