Open AccessReport of the WPA Task Force on Brain Drain
Author(s) -
GUREJE OYE,
HOLLINS SHEILA,
BOTBOL MICHEL,
JAVED AFZAL,
JORGE MIGUE,
OKECH VIOLET,
RIBA MICHELLE,
TRIVEDI JITENDRA,
SARTORIUS NORMAN,
JENKINS RACHEL
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 15.51
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 2051-5545
pISSN - 1723-8617
DOI - 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2009.tb00225.x
Subject(s) - workforce , medicine , brain drain , health care , emigration , developing country , human resources , global health , economic growth , development economics , public health , nursing , political science , economics , law
The brain drain of health professionals is an issue of continuing interest and debate. The WPA set up a Task Force to examine the phenomenon as it relates specifically to mental health professionals. This report provides a description of the work of the Task Force and its recommendations in regard to how the WPA might act to help address the issue.