Self-Initiated Expatriation Rebooted: A Puzzling Reality – A Challenge to Migration Research and its Future Direction

Elo, Maria; Habti, Driss

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-95056-3_13

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“…Migration of skilled and professional workers is often referred to as brain gain and brain drain in economic and development literature [83][84][85]. In any combination of settings, these issues are pertinent, including North-North, South-South, South-North, North-South, East-West, and West-East [86]. Te knowledge economy and the global economic climate are particularly afected by the global circulation of "brains" or "talents" [86][87][88].…”

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“…In any combination of settings, these issues are pertinent, including North-North, South-South, South-North, North-South, East-West, and West-East [86]. Te knowledge economy and the global economic climate are particularly afected by the global circulation of "brains" or "talents" [86][87][88]. Skilled migration also contributes to cross-border economic development and exchange [89].…”

Section: Healthcare Provision For Skilled Migrants and Their Dependentsmentioning

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Healthcare Provisions for Migrant Workers in Qatar

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Umar

Al-Marri

2023

Health & Social Care in the Community

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This paper examines the healthcare provisions for migrants in Qatar. Migration and health are intricately entwined in the GCC states, with ramifications for both migrants and their host countries in the Gulf. The GCC states are home to nearly 30 million non-national residents or migrants, constituting the largest concentration of temporary migrants in the world. The provision of healthcare services to such a large migrant population presents a tremendous challenge for most Gulf states. It is worth pointing out that migration to the GCC states is inherently transient in nature, which further compounds the healthcare challenge. This paper explores how the GCC states respond to the rising demand for migrant healthcare by focusing on healthcare infrastructure and healthcare provisions for migrants in Qatar. The study reveals that Qatar has invested heavily in the expansion of healthcare infrastructure in tandem with its growing migrant population. Qatar offers healthcare services to the increasing migrant population through the Hamad health card, which allows its holders to access public healthcare services. This study suggests that there is a need for more expansion of public healthcare facilities to meet the expanding healthcare needs in coming years.

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