Migration of health workers from lowand middle-income countries (LMICs) to high-income countries is one of the most controversial aspects of globalization, having attracted considerable attention in the health policy discourse at both the technical and political level [1]. Some countries (e.g., the Philippines [2]) train health workers to export them overseas and reap the financial benefits of ...

Projections indicate a global workforce shortage of approximately 4.3 million across the health professions. The need to ensure an adequate supply of health workers worldwide has created a context for the increased global migration of these professionals. The global trend in the migration of health professionals has given rise to the international recruitment industry to facilitate the passage ...

The international migration of highly skilled professionals first emerged as a major public health issue in the 1940s, when many European health professionals emigrated to the United Kingdom and the United States. By the mid-1960s, the losses were enough to cause concern. In 1979, WHO published a detailed 40-country study on the magnitude and flow of health professionals, whose findings suggest...

Domestic workers face many migration-related stressors that affect their mental health. Currently there is an emphasis in the literature on these workers' problems and vulnerability, while there is little insight into factors that positively affect their mental health. In this study, we describe a range of factors that potentially contribute to the resilience of female domestic workers from the...

Infectious diseases always go hand in with migration. Patterns of interaction and behavior the process during migration have consequences for disease transmission. Therefore, this research was conducted to determine literacy infectious prospective Indonesian Migrant Workers. This method uses descriptive a qualitative approach. The location determined purposively, namely at Technical Implementat...

the purpose of this research was to evaluate health workers knowledge about mental disorders and their performance in delivering mental health services as well as examining their attitude towards mental disorders. the study was part of a general and country wide evaluation of the integration of mental health in the phc. in this study, the knowledge, attitude, and performance of 266 health worke...

introduction crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) is a severe infectious disease that is not endemic in the united arab emirates (uae). case presentation we report two cases of confirmed cchf diagnosed in dubai, uae, during hajj season 2010. both patients presented with an acute history of high-grade fever, skin rash, and hematemesis. conclusions in spite of maximal supportive measures and in...

background industrial growth is occurring exponentially, for unimpeded growth, industrial workers are recruited on a large scale globally. there are various sectors of industries present for which laborers are trained in accordance to their requirements. as workers possess the general health risk of occupational hazards, various labor laws, schemes and policies are undertaken by the government ...

a bstract background: some health problems are more prevalent in shift workers than day workers. musculoskeletal disorders are considered as one of the most common health-related problems that can cause disability among health care workers. the aim of this study was to assess the associations between shift working and the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms (mss) among nursing personnel. mat...