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Is East Africa Strained By Brain Drain? The Impact of Medical Migration on the Healthcare Crisis

Jenkins Sahlin, Elizabeth LU and Weuste, Melanie LU (2017) BUSN49 20171
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
This thesis explores the impact of medical migration on the healthcare crisis in East Africa.
With a qualitative research design of ten semi-structured interviews it shall help to
understand the relationship between medical migration and the healthcare crisis in East
Africa. Accordingly, by interviewing doctors with ties to East Africa and relevant
experiences for the topic of study, the following research question shall be answered: How
do doctors’ experiences regarding medical migration in East Africa help to understand the
healthcare crisis in the region?
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This thesis explores the impact of medical migration on the healthcare crisis in East Africa.
With a qualitative research design of ten semi-structured interviews it shall help to
understand the relationship between medical migration and the healthcare crisis in East
Africa. Accordingly, by interviewing doctors with ties to East Africa and relevant
experiences for the topic of study, the following research question shall be answered: How
do doctors’ experiences regarding medical migration in East Africa help to understand the
healthcare crisis in the region?
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author
Jenkins Sahlin, Elizabeth LU and Weuste, Melanie LU
supervisor
organization
course
BUSN49 20171
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Medical Migration, East Africa, Healthcare Crisis, Doctors, Brain Drain, Policies
language
English
id
8916327
date added to LUP
2017-06-16 08:47:04
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2017-06-16 08:47:04
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  abstract     = {{This thesis explores the impact of medical migration on the healthcare crisis in East Africa.
With a qualitative research design of ten semi-structured interviews it shall help to
understand the relationship between medical migration and the healthcare crisis in East
Africa. Accordingly, by interviewing doctors with ties to East Africa and relevant
experiences for the topic of study, the following research question shall be answered: How
do doctors’ experiences regarding medical migration in East Africa help to understand the
healthcare crisis in the region?}},
  author       = {{Jenkins Sahlin, Elizabeth and Weuste, Melanie}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Is East Africa Strained By Brain Drain? The Impact of Medical Migration on the Healthcare Crisis}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}