Eastwood J B, Conroy R E, Naicker S, West P A, Tutt R C, Plange-Rhule J
Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, St George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK.
Lancet. 2005;365(9474):1893-900. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66623-8.
The already inadequate health systems of sub-Saharan Africa have been badly damaged by the emigration of their health professionals, a process in which the UK has played a prominent part. In 2005, there are special opportunities for the UK to take the lead in addressing that damage, and in focusing the attention of the G8 on the wider problems of health-professional migration from poor to rich countries. We suggest some practical measures to these ends. These include action the UK could take on its own, with the African countries most affected, and with other developed countries and WHO.
撒哈拉以南非洲地区本就薄弱的卫生系统因卫生专业人员的外流而遭到严重破坏，在这一过程中，英国扮演了重要角色。2005年，英国有特别的机会率先应对这种破坏，并促使八国集团关注卫生专业人员从穷国向富国迁移这一更为广泛的问题。我们为此提出了一些切实可行的措施。这些措施包括英国可以自行采取的行动，与受影响最严重的非洲国家、其他发达国家以及世界卫生组织共同采取的行动。
