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Doctors and Nurses : Can Poor Countries Train and Retain Them?
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Brain drain is a core problem in the developing world, and an especially tragic one in the field of health care. For many African countries, training new doctors and nurses is almost a fruitless en...
Brain drain is a core problem in the developing world, and an especially tragic one in the field of health care. For many African countries, training new doctors and nurses is almost a fruitless enterprise-since, upon completion of their schooling, these young professionals typically leave for high-paying positions abroad. This program analyzes the predicament by following a young, Malawi-born gynecologist as he wrestles with a fateful decision. Should he earn a good living in the West or make a crucial difference in the life of his native country, albeit on a meager salary? His journey of discovery (and self-discovery) incorporates interviews with Malawian medical students, educators, nurses, and fellow doctors. Dr. Mubashar Sheikh of the Global Health Workforce Alliance is also featured.
Details
- Creator
- SW Pictures Ltd
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2011], c2010
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (25 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn811357141
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on May 23, 2011.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- Closed-captioned.
- Introduction to Doctors and Nurses: Can Poor Countries Train and Retain Them? (1:00) -- Exodus of Health Workers (2:25) -- Pakistan's Response to the Crisis (1:44) -- Pakistan's Lady Health Worker Program (2:45) -- Malawi's Health Surveillance Assistants (2:57) -- Nurse's Salary in Malawi (2:28) -- Malawi's Emergency Human Resource Program (1:53) -- Historical Perspective (2:37) -- Addressing the Global Problem of "Brain Drain" (3:13) -- Credits: Doctors and Nurses: Can Poor Countries Train and Retain Them? (0:29)