scholarly journals Stemming the Medical Brain Drain: A Personal Perspective on a Global Problem

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1&2) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Saate Shakil
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Brain Circulation ◽  
Resource Limited Settings ◽  
Resource Limited

The term “medical brain drain” refers to the international migration of physicians from the developing world to developed countries. This loss of health professionals contributes significantly to global health inequities. The issue has been framed in terms of ethical, financial, and infrastructural issues, and many attempts have been made to pose solutions that address the respective arms of this multifaceted phenomenon. This article seeks to explore the medical brain drain from a migrant physician’s personal perspective, contextualized with data and analysis from relevant literature. I conclude that adopting the mindset of “brain circulation” rather than “brain drain” will be a component in paving the way for multidisciplinary solutions to the problems that promote the migration of physicians from resource-limited settings. 

scholarly journals Essential Clinical Global Health, edited by Brett D. Nelson

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e95-97
Author(s):  
Shefali Thakore ◽  
William P McKay
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Concerted Effort ◽  
Resource Limited Settings ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
The Past ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Quality Health

In the past two decades there has been a more concerted effort to make rational, evidence-based approaches to what has been, for the previous two centuries, a somewhat chaotic mixture of missionary-based, NGO-based, university and United Nations-based efforts at international research and clinical practice in financially poor countries. Essential Clinical Global Health is a welcome new addition to problems of providing good quality health care in resource-limited settings. The emphasis is on poor countries, although some information is useful for remote settings in developed countries.

scholarly journals Medicines dispensing practice during the era of COVID-19 pandemic: a commentary

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemmechu Hasen ◽  
Rashed Edris ◽  
Gadisa Chala ◽  
Yesuneh Tefera ◽  
Hawi Hussen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Resource Limited Settings ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Drug Dispensing ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Jimma Town

AbstractThe coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic is putting a huge strain on healthcare systems and is a turning point for the beginning of a global health crisis of an unprecedented condition. As such, the provision of quality pharmacy services particularly, dispensing practice with pre-existing challenges in resource-limited settings is a grave concern in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, in this commentary we described the pattern of dispensing practice in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic by evaluating the current condition of drug dispensing practice in drug retail outlets of Jimma Town.

scholarly journals The Unmet Need for Pharmacists as Important Members of the Emergency Department Team in Resource-Limited Settings: A Case of Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 219-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Shrestha ◽  
Krisha Danekhu ◽  
Santosh Thapa ◽  
Saval Khanal ◽  
P. Ravi Shankar
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Resource Limited Settings ◽  
Traditional Practice ◽  
Resource Limited

Background: The role of pharmacists in many developed countries has evolved from the traditional practice of dispensing medicines to contributing directly or indirectly to improve patient health outcomes. They are providing hospital services and patient care including services in the emergency department (ED). However, there is limited evidence for pharmacist involvement in the ED from resource-limited countries such as Nepal. Objective: The aim of this study is to discuss the role of pharmacists and highlight the unmet need of pharmacists in ED in Nepal. Methods: A narrative review of existing literature was conducted. Results: The status of ED services in Nepalese hospitals is not yet at a desirable level, and there is limited information about the role of pharmacists in EDs. Evidence obtained from developed nations on the role of pharmacists in EDs suggests that they help in improving patient outcomes by minimizing medication errors, adverse drug reactions, and enhance patient care. Conclusion: The study highlights the need for pharmacists in EDs in resource-limited settings. There is limited evidence of pharmacists’ role in EDs from Nepal. Therefore, this study suggests a need for further studies on the possible contribution of pharmacists to ED services in Nepal.

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