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Brain drain: the issues raised for Egypt by the emigration of psychiatrists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

N. Loza  and
E. Sorour
N. Loza
Affiliation:
Behman Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, email nloza@behman.com
E. Sorour
Affiliation:
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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The practice of Egyptian psychiatrists emigrating to high-income countries is not a recent phenomenon. Egyptian doctors have long travelled in search of training and education and to better their standards of living. The debate continues. What effective measures can be taken to reduce the brain drain, or at least its effect on Egyptian mental health services?

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BJPsych International , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , August 2016 , pp. 59 - 61
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