[afro-nets] Ghana lost 12,365 Health Professionals 1993-2002 (10)

[Dela Dovlo <dovlod@yahoo.com>]

Ghana lost 12,365 Health Professionals 1993-2002 (10)
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Hello,

I think there have been quite a lot of studies into migration of
health workers and some organizations like the International or-
ganization for Migration has been looking at Diasporal resources
for some time now. Recent studies - (Vujucic 2004) have looked
at wage differentials and the disparity is huge between the main
source and recipient countries. there are some resources that
can help with information:
http://www.eldis.org/healthsystems/dossiers/hr/
http://www.human-resources-health.com/articles/browse.asp

are two that can provide some information including articles on
migration(World Bank, WHO should also have items).

WHO Africa Region just completed a study - in depth for 6 coun-
tries including Ghana mainly looking at workers intending to mi-
grate and some of the factors. It is quite extensive and should
be published soon. Any addition from purely a diasporal point of
view will be welcome I guess. Major problem is not knowing what
will make people stay but whether it can be afforded and sec-
ondly, whether it was only the pay that mattered - No, several
other factors also influence migration and some are very diffi-
cult to tackle including what was mentioned of the politics,
ethics and conflicts in our regions for example.

In addition a Joint World Bank, WHO and Rockefeller Foundation
"joint learning initiative" is examining Human Resources issues
around the world - clearly something is generating the huge de-
mand in industrialized countries so a broader view is needed -
It is a complex and difficult area.

I hope the above sites gives you some information on some of
what has been done.

Sincerely,

Dr. Dela Dovlo
Accra, Ghana
mailto:dovlod@yahoo.com