Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Also In Global Health News: Medical Tourism In Southeast Asia; Cholera, Yellow Fever In Ivory Coast; U.S. Aid To Egypt; Universal Coverage In Mexico

IRIN Examines Medical Tourism's Affect In Southeast Asia IRIN examines how "rapid growth in medical tourism" in southeast Asian countries is affecting health systems in the region. According to the WHO, "medical tourism is leading to some highly skilled specialists, as well as other trained medical staff, leaving public health facilities for private ones. Further down the medical hierarchy unemployed or undertrained staff end up filling chronic shortages in remote areas," the news service writes...

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