http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/06/02/brain-drain-and-a-cross-continent-debate/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/06/02/brain-drain-and-a-cross-continent-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-184 owukori Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:35:53 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=78#comment-184 I think it is interesting that the Brain Drain debate is taking place at the same time as Tony Blair's Africa Commission and the whole G8 discussion on aid to Africa AND the immigration debate in UK is once again on the front pages of the tabloids. It cannot be a coincidence that all these are taking place simultaneously. I find it ironic that the BMA is so concerned about healthcare in Africa that all of a sudden they too are entering the debate on the number of nurses and doctors from Africa working in the NHS in Britain. Without the African nurses and doctors the NHS would fall apart so who is it that they are considering to replace the Africans? Not Brits that for sure as the cost of training a doctor is prohibitive for most parents. My cousin had to mortgage their home in order for their son to train as a doctor who know works over 50 hours a week for a pittance. That is not a way to encourage young people to enter the profession. I think it is interesting that the Brain Drain debate is taking place at the same time as Tony Blair’s Africa Commission and the whole G8 discussion on aid to Africa AND the immigration debate in UK is once again on the front pages of the tabloids. It cannot be a coincidence that all these are taking place simultaneously. I find it ironic that the BMA is so concerned about healthcare in Africa that all of a sudden they too are entering the debate on the number of nurses and doctors from Africa working in the NHS in Britain. Without the African nurses and doctors the NHS would fall apart so who is it that they are considering to replace the Africans? Not Brits that for sure as the cost of training a doctor is prohibitive for most parents. My cousin had to mortgage their home in order for their son to train as a doctor who know works over 50 hours a week for a pittance. That is not a way to encourage young people to enter the profession.

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2005/06/02/brain-drain-and-a-cross-continent-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Kenyan Pundit Sat, 04 Jun 2005 00:43:54 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=78#comment-123 Nice post Ethan. I think India's experience supports the good in the long term theory. Nice post Ethan. I think India’s experience supports the good in the long term theory.

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