Human Resources for Health (Feb 2009)

Nursing brain drain from India

  • Kolenko Mary,
  • Shockness Michelle,
  • Hawkes Michael,
  • Diwaker Krishna

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-7-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
p. 5

Abstract

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Abstract In response to recent findings regarding migration of health workers out of Africa, we provide data from a survey of Indian nurses suggesting that up to one fifth of the nursing labour force may be lost to wealthier countries through circular migration.