E-drug: Brain drain of pharmacists (cont'd)
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Thanks Eva for providing concrete ideas to solve the problems of
shortage. The idea of one supervisor for a number of
organisations/sites including drug stores is really good and I hope
some governments/donors can pick it up.
Some developing countries have excess health workers including
doctors and pharmacists. I often wondered if "VSO" type work can
encourage training of those people to work in countries with
shortages as a gap filling mechanisms until you get trained nationals.
I think salaries will be more than paid to VSO volunteers but perhaps
not as expensive as Western expatriates.
In any case I think we need a mixture of solutions.
Mohga
Dr. Mohga Kamal Smith
Health policy advisor
Tel: + 44 (0) 1865 312290
Mobile: +44 (0) 777 62 55 884
e-mail: mksmith@oxfam.org.uk
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