# \[e-drug\] Brain drain of pharmacists (cont'd)

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**Created:** [October 21, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-brain-drain-of-pharmacists-contd/17978 "2003-10-21T14:47:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-brain-drain-of-pharmacists-contd/17978/1 "2003-10-21T14:47:29Z")

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E-drug: Brain drain of pharmacists (cont'd)  
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Zimbabwe has had a massive brain drain of pharmacists. Most of  
them have been recruited into Britain. I have not done a research  
to get the actual figures but on estimation of the registered  
pharmacists only 20% are still in the country. The public hospitals  
are currently operating without pharmacists. The University of  
Zimbabwe has very few pharmacy lecturers left such that they  
are not taking pharmacy students for the next intake.

Ethelda Chikumbo  
Pharmacist  
West end Pharmacy, Zimbabwe  
e-mail: westend@africaonline.co.zw

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