Wilbert1974
JF-Expert Member
- Feb 10, 2011
- 1,632
- 481
A variety of factors affects the brain drain of health care workers
Push factors endogenous to the healthcare system
Low remuneration levels
Work-related risks, such as exposure to HIVAIDS and tuberculosis
Unrealistic workloads, as a result of inadequate human resource planning
Poor infrastructure
Suboptimal working conditions
Push factors exogenous to the healthcare system
Crime
High taxes
Repressive political environments
Falling service standards
Pull factors
Aggressive recruitment
Better quality of life
Opportunities for study and specialization
Better pay
Stick factors influencing decision not to emigrate
Family ties
Psychological links with home
Migration costs
Language and other social and cultural factors
Stay factors influencing decision to remain in recipient country
Reluctance to disrupt family life and schooling
Lack of employment opportunities in home country
Higher standard of living in recipient country
Source: Padarath and others 2003.
Push factors endogenous to the healthcare system
Low remuneration levels
Work-related risks, such as exposure to HIVAIDS and tuberculosis
Unrealistic workloads, as a result of inadequate human resource planning
Poor infrastructure
Suboptimal working conditions
Push factors exogenous to the healthcare system
Crime
High taxes
Repressive political environments
Falling service standards
Pull factors
Aggressive recruitment
Better quality of life
Opportunities for study and specialization
Better pay
Stick factors influencing decision not to emigrate
Family ties
Psychological links with home
Migration costs
Language and other social and cultural factors
Stay factors influencing decision to remain in recipient country
Reluctance to disrupt family life and schooling
Lack of employment opportunities in home country
Higher standard of living in recipient country
Source: Padarath and others 2003.