Brain drain: An ever-present; significant challenge to the Zimbabwean public health sector

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen developed countries relax immigration procedures for health workers seeking new work opportunities elsewhere. Our letter outlines the risks to the HIV & TB program of health workers’ outward migration from Zimbabwe, a country with one of the worst morbidity and mor...

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Autores principales: Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa, Musuka, Godfrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8411806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34494007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100086
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description The COVID-19 pandemic has seen developed countries relax immigration procedures for health workers seeking new work opportunities elsewhere. Our letter outlines the risks to the HIV & TB program of health workers’ outward migration from Zimbabwe, a country with one of the worst morbidity and mortality rates in the world from these two diseases. We discuss the recent legal changes in immigration to the United Kingdom (UK), which facilitate easier relocation of appropriately trained and experienced health professionals to that country. Additionally, we discuss key issues health workers in Zimbabwe face on a daily basis and why the UK is a naturally fertile ground for their migration.
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spelling pubmed-84118062021-09-03 Brain drain: An ever-present; significant challenge to the Zimbabwean public health sector Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa Musuka, Godfrey Public Health Pract (Oxf) Letter to the Editor The COVID-19 pandemic has seen developed countries relax immigration procedures for health workers seeking new work opportunities elsewhere. Our letter outlines the risks to the HIV & TB program of health workers’ outward migration from Zimbabwe, a country with one of the worst morbidity and mortality rates in the world from these two diseases. We discuss the recent legal changes in immigration to the United Kingdom (UK), which facilitate easier relocation of appropriately trained and experienced health professionals to that country. Additionally, we discuss key issues health workers in Zimbabwe face on a daily basis and why the UK is a naturally fertile ground for their migration. Elsevier 2021-02-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8411806/ /pubmed/34494007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100086 Text en © 2021 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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