[afro-nets] Ghana lost 12,365 Health Professionals 1993-2002 (14)

[Richard Matikanya <rmatikanya@yahoo.com>]

Ghana lost 12,365 Health Professionals 1993-2002 (14)
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Dear All,

Thanks for your robust contributions to this very important
topic. I have interviewed health professionals from Zimbabwe,
Zambia, South Africa, Malawi, Swaziland and Botswana concerning
their move to the United Kingdom. While certainly issues of pay,
working conditions etc. are important, there are other issues
that I have found are even more important i.e. issues relating
to good governance, quality of life, opportunities to educate
their children etc.

If we fail to address these issues which relate to socio-
economic conditions, the harder it will be to retain our health
professionals. Unfortunately issues of governance, quality of
life etc. tend to be the very issues that we as professionals
are unable to influence.

Regards,

Richard Matikanya
mailto:rmatikanya@yahoo.com