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. 2009 Jun;8(2):115-8.
doi: 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2009.tb00225.x.

Report of the WPA task force on brain drain

Oye Gureje  1 , Sheila Hollins, Michel Botbol, Afzal Javed, Migue Jorge, Violet Okech, Michelle Riba, Jitendra Trivedi, Norman Sartorius, Rachel Jenkins
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Report of the WPA task force on brain drain

Oye Gureje et al. World Psychiatry. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

The brain drain of health professionals is an issue of continuing interest and debate. The WPA set up a Task Force to examine the phenomenon as it relates specifically to mental health professionals. This report provides a description of the work of the Task Force and its recommendations in regard to how the WPA might act to help address the issue.

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