This paper will provide an overview on the costs and benefits of health human resources migration
Health economics is seemingly becoming one of the most significant elements of healthcare sustainability. Despite the slowdown experienced in the realization of health transition in most countries, the current wave of globalization seems to have exerted a positive impact on global healthcare systems. However, shortages of health workers remain to be the greatest challenge to the development of healthcare systems, leading to imbalances in international human resources migration. This challenge has also prompted many countries to adopt cost-effective healthcare reforms to improve the sustainability of healthcare systems and improve health outcomes. For instance, training for health workers has been intensifies in developing countries.
In 2008, Australia drafted primary healthcare reforms to ensure efficient flow of healthcare services by reducing healthcare expenditure. These reforms were designed based on the estimation of healthcare expenditure, which was expected to increase from 3.8 percent, in 2006-07 to 7.3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, in 2046-47.
However, trends of healthcare costs are changing drastically, owing to the current international flow of healthcare professionals, which has influence health economics..
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Introduction
- Drivers of Health Human Resources Migration
- Costs and Benefits Dynamics Health Human Resources Migration
- Benefits of Health Human Resources Migration
- Welfare Costs of Health Human Resources Migration
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the costs and benefits associated with the international flow of health workers, a phenomenon significantly influenced by globalization. It delves into the drivers of this migration, analyzing both the positive and negative economic, social, and political implications for both sending and receiving countries.
- Drivers of health human resources migration, including eased migration restrictions, health human resources policies, international financial support, and economic situations in various regions.
- Macro and micro-economic dynamics influencing the costs and benefits of health human resources migration, focusing on domestic and global factors.
- Benefits of health human resources migration, including financial remittance flows, network externalities, and social welfare.
- Welfare costs associated with health human resources migration, emphasizing the impact on healthcare systems in source countries.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Introduction: This chapter sets the stage by highlighting the growing significance of health economics in healthcare sustainability. It emphasizes the challenge posed by health worker shortages and the role of globalization in shaping international human resources migration. The chapter also mentions efforts to improve healthcare system sustainability through cost-effective reforms, particularly focusing on training initiatives in developing countries.
- Drivers of Health Human Resources Migration: This chapter explores the key factors driving the international flow of health professionals, emphasizing the role of globalization. It highlights the demand for health professionals in industrialized countries and the influence of eased migration restrictions, health human resources policies, international financial support, and economic situations in various regions. The chapter also examines the impact of globalization on the global labor market and its implications for health professional migration.
- Costs and Benefits Dynamics Health Human Resources Migration: This chapter delves into the complexities of the costs and benefits associated with health human resources migration, considering both macro and micro-economic dynamics. It examines how economic growth rate, employment trends, public expenditure on healthcare, and political stability influence migration patterns. The chapter also explores the role of structural and institutional features of the health sector, particularly in relation to employment opportunities and compensation, in shaping migration streams.
- Benefits of Health Human Resources Migration: This chapter focuses on the positive economic, social, and political implications of international health worker migration. It explores the benefits for source countries in terms of financial remittance flows, network externalities (including technology transfer and investment flows), and social welfare. The chapter also highlights how foreign direct investment and technological spillover can positively impact the healthcare systems of developing countries.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This paper focuses on the key themes of health economics, globalization, healthcare sustainability, health human resources migration, economic dynamics, welfare costs, and social benefits. It examines the impact of international migration of health professionals on healthcare systems in both sending and receiving countries, exploring the interplay of economic, social, and political factors.
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- Patrick Kimuyu (Author), 2017, Costs and Benefits of the International Flow of Health Workers, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/381237
