Securing Medical Personnel: Case Studies of Two Source Countries and Two Destination Countries

Tatsufumi Yamagata

No 105, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: A shortage of medical personnel has become a critical problem for developing countries attempting to expand the provision of medical services for the poor. In order to highlight the driving forces determining the international allocation of medical personnel, the cases of four countries, namely the Philippines and South Africa as source countries and Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom as destination countries, are examined. The paper concludes that changes in demand generated in major destination countries determine the international allocation of medical personnel at least in the short run. Major destination countries often alter their policies on how many medical staff they can accept, and from where, while source countries are required to make appropriate responses to the changes in demand.

Keywords: Medical personnel; Brain drain; Philippines; South Africa; Saudi Arabia; United Kingdom; Medical care; 医療人材; 頭脳流出; フィリピン; 南アフリカ共和国; イギリス; サウジアラビア; 医療 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 I19 J61 O52 O53 O55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-05-01
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