Africa: The brain drain in context

Topics linked to migration, such as remittances and brain drains, have attracted increasing attention in discussions of development. But such specific issues should be considered in the wider context of the goal of reducing the grossly unjust levels of inequality between nations. The brain drain of medical personnel, for example, cannot be solved simply by looking at migration flows, but by focusing on how to provide the human and financial resources needed for equitably assuring the right of health to all. The latest AfricaFocus Bulletin contains an excerpt on migration and development from a longer study by the AfricaFocus editor published in 2011 by the Nordic Africa Institute, 'African Migration, Global Inequalities, and Human Rights: Connecting the Dots.'