The historical development of human resources policies in the health sector of four Caribbean territories: imitated or created?

Walt, Gill; Antonius, Rachad; Dokoui, S.; Gray, Harold F.; Haqq, E.; Hadley, M; Lalta, Stanley; Roberts, Robert H.

doi:10.1016/s0168-8510(01)00231-7

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“…There are too few studies of the migration of SHPs elsewhere for effective comparisons to be made. It is, however, evident that migration as a response to relative income levels, and to poor and deteriorating working conditions is evident in other contexts, including the Caribbean island states and Zimbabwe (Commonwealth Secretariat, 2001;Walt et al, 2002;Gaidzanwa, 1999). Similarly the migration of SHPs in other contexts appears to follow kinship connections.…”

Section: Conclusion: From the Pacific Islandsmentioning

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The Migration of Skilled Health Professionals: From the Pacific Islands to the World

Connell

2004

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

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This article deals with the migration of skilled health professionals (SHPs) in and from eight Pacific island countries (PICs) in the context of the globalization of the health workforce. Although the migration of SHPs is not new, current trends speak of a global migration chain which includes developing and poor countries as a source of SHPs to developed countries. Recent experiences with the migration of SHPs in and from the PICs are elaborated in this article based on a survey undertaken in the PICs in 2000–2002. Income differentials, poor working conditions and the presence of kin in other countries are some of the factors that drive the emigration of SHPs. The operation of these factors, along with the active recruitment of SHPs by the developed countries, suggests that the PICs are likely to continue losing their SHPs, implying difficulties in responding to national health needs.

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Section: Conclusion: From the Pacific Islandsmentioning

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The Migration of Skilled Health Professionals: From the Pacific Islands to the World

Connell

2004

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

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“…Previous studies have compared two to four small islands in the Caribbean region [20,21,22,23]. This review, where the structure of PC of Caribbean SIDS is evaluated and compared to one another, is the first of its kind.…”

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“…The majority of documentation was available on Trinidad and Tobago. Information about these islands was included in five articles and four grey literature documents [7,8,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24].…”

Section: Data Representationmentioning

confidence: 99%