Financial Determinants of Informal Financial Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

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The financial cost of physician emigration from sub-Saharan Africa.

doi=10.1136/bmj.d6817 The financial cost of physician emigration from sub-Saharan Africa James Buchan professor A1 Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh EH21 6UU, UK [email protected] Research, doi:10.1136/bmj.d7031 A whole government approach is needed to mitigate the impact of the brain drain In the linked study (doi:10.1136/bmj.d7031), Mills and colleagues attempt to quantify the cost to sub-...

Vaccinations of International Travellers From Greece to Sub-Saharan Africa

Introduction: The number of travellers from Greece who travel to sub-Saharan Africa has increased during the last decade. Our aim in this research was to study vaccination patterns for travellers travelling to sub-Saharan Africa.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2011 until December 2014 in all (57) public health departments in Gr...

A New Generation of Physicians in Sub-Saharan Africa?; Comment on “Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians”

This commentary follows up on an editorial by Eyal and colleagues in which these authors discuss the implications of the emergence of non-physician clinicians (NPCs) on the health labour market for the education of medical doctors. We generally agree with those authors and we want to stress the importance of clarifying the terminology to describe these practitioners and of defining more formall...

External Financial Aid to Blood Transfusion Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Need for Reflection

Jean-Pierre Allain and colleagues argue that, while unintended, the foreign aid provided for blood transfusion services in sub-Saharan Africa has resulted in serious negative outcomes, which requires reflection and rethinking.