Loss of health professionals from sub-Saharan Africa: the pivotal role of the UK

Paediatric surgery and anaesthesia in south-western Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

“…The low numbers of medical graduates, limited opportunities for postgraduate training and medical migration limit the available workforce. [39][40][41] Expansion of in-country postgraduate training opportunities with external support and funding may eventually lead to self-sufficiency. 21,42,43 Local clinicians can benefit from the valuable training opportunity offered by partnering with visiting specialists.…”

Brain drain and practice locations of Nepalese medical students

“…In the United Kingdom (UK), 31% of practicing doctors were born outside the country [13] and educating a doctor in the UK costs between 200000 to 250000 British pounds and the migrating doctor may in effect be importing this sum into the UK [14]. In 2005, international medical graduates (IMGs) constituted between 23 and 28% of physicians in the US, UK, Canada and Australia [15].…”

Human Resource for Health Migration: An Analysis from the Perspective of Utilitarianism

“…The United States, for example, is believed to benefit with the entry of almost 6,000 international medical graduates annually, contributing a few billion dollars to its economy which is almost equal to the output of 50 more medical schools (Marchal & Kegels, 2003). Not requiring to invest for training local medical doctors due to easy availability of fully-trained foreign doctors is yet another way of saving money and the financial saving made thereof has been found to be substantial, for countries like the UK and Canada (AMA, 2010;Eastwood et al, 2005). This is an indication of the benefit being outweighed by the harms of an action when viewed from the perspective of the developing countries.…”