Policy Options for Addressing Health System and Human Resources for Health Crisis in Liberia Post-Ebola Epidemic
Qualified healthcare workers within an effective health system are critical in promoting and achieving greater health outcomes such as those espoused in the Millennium Development Goals. Liberia is currently struggling with the effects of a brutal 14-year long civil war that devastated health infras...
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| description | Qualified healthcare workers within an effective health system are critical in promoting and achieving greater health outcomes such as those espoused in the Millennium Development Goals. Liberia is currently struggling with the effects of a brutal 14-year long civil war that devastated health infrastructures and caused most qualified health workers to flee and settle in foreign countries. The current output of locally trained health workers is not adequate for the tasks at hand. The recent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) exposed the failings of the Liberian healthcare system. There is limited evidence of policies that could be replicated in Liberia to encourage qualified diaspora Liberian health workers to return and contribute to managing the phenomenon. This paper reviews the historical context for the human resources for health crisis in Liberia; it critically examines two context-specific health policy options to address the crisis, and recommends reverse brain drain as a policy option to address the immediate and critical crisis facing the health care sector in Liberia.
Key words: Liberia • Human Resources for Health • Health System • Health Policy • Health Workers • Brain Drain • Diaspora Option • West Africa • Ebola Virus
Copyright © 2015 Budy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work
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| spelling | doaj.art-a92b57d168c94ee592c793e43fd9d56d2022-12-21T23:12:31ZengGlobal Health and Education Projects, Inc.International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS2161-86742161-864X2015-11-014210.21106/ijma.56Policy Options for Addressing Health System and Human Resources for Health Crisis in Liberia Post-Ebola EpidemicFidel C.T. Budy, MPH0Department of Geography, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom & Global Health Next Generation Network, Willemsbos 52, Hoofddorp, The NetherlandsQualified healthcare workers within an effective health system are critical in promoting and achieving greater health outcomes such as those espoused in the Millennium Development Goals. Liberia is currently struggling with the effects of a brutal 14-year long civil war that devastated health infrastructures and caused most qualified health workers to flee and settle in foreign countries. The current output of locally trained health workers is not adequate for the tasks at hand. The recent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) exposed the failings of the Liberian healthcare system. There is limited evidence of policies that could be replicated in Liberia to encourage qualified diaspora Liberian health workers to return and contribute to managing the phenomenon. This paper reviews the historical context for the human resources for health crisis in Liberia; it critically examines two context-specific health policy options to address the crisis, and recommends reverse brain drain as a policy option to address the immediate and critical crisis facing the health care sector in Liberia. Key words: Liberia • Human Resources for Health • Health System • Health Policy • Health Workers • Brain Drain • Diaspora Option • West Africa • Ebola Virus Copyright © 2015 Budy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.https://www.mchandaids.org/index.php/IJMA/article/view/56 |
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| title_short | Policy Options for Addressing Health System and Human Resources for Health Crisis in Liberia Post-Ebola Epidemic |
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