ABSTRACT
The migration of health-care workers for various reasons is considered inevitable for now, and is posing great challenges to both source countries and destination countries. Research has shown that about 65 percent economically active migrants who have moved to developed countries are classified as “highly-skilled.” The highly skilled health professionals so recognized among this group of the health-care workforce are physicians, dentists, pharmacists and nurses. The health care systems of a nation are of crucial importance both to their economy and to the well being of their citizens. There is therefore the quest in many developing nations for strategies to fully enjoy the impact of modern rapid innovation and the diffusion of health technologies from developed nations. The continuing disparities in working conditions, management of health systems and professional development between richer and poorer nations offer a great deal of “pull” towards the more developed nations.
