[afro-nets] Greener pastures and HIV/AIDS in Africa (4)

["Ally Hussein" <ruhettah@yahoo.com>]

Greener pastures and HIV/AIDS in Africa (4)
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We are losing health workers to Europe and other developed countries and especially in this era of HIV/AIDS, because Our Governments in Africa are not paying health workers good salaries that could attract them to stay in African continent. Our Governments in Africa are always investing a lot of money in politics rather than any other social services like health and education. Many people in Africa are perishing because of ignorance. While Ministers and other top leaders in the country are enjoying life as the first class. And when their sick they normally travel to Europe and Asia for heath check ups and treatment. In many case leaders in Africa dies in European hospital, i.e. Mwl J.K. Nyerere etc. why? Do not blame health workers to migrate to Europe because in this era of open market, people are selling skills, how can you stay in the country that do not want to value your skills by paying you good money? Also the working environment in most of our hospitals are not good to attract health workers. I can conclude by saying, Politicians should be blamed to why they don?t want to allocate enough money in health and education sector.

And this at a time when we need them the most.

Ally Hussein 
mailto:ruhettah@yahoo.com