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There should be a ban for all educated people to leave the country
Will help solve the 'brain drain' problem
Says a guy sitting in the UK ! *joke* !
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There should be a ban for all educated people to leave the country
Will help solve the 'brain drain' problem
I would not say it as Brain drain. It is just the law of physics. Stuff move from areas of higher concentration to areas of lower concentration. It is a simple fact.
India is focusing on growing healthcare within India to keep pace with the economic growth. Pakistan currently is hard pressed for Forex... Hence the difference..
That's true, but in this case it's not exactly like pouring blue ink in to a glass of water. The original article states that there is a requirement for good doctors in Pakistan as well, & you probably already know this, no matter how many doctors there are in Pakistan, not all doctors are going to be good.
You do however.. need a clearance from the GoP as a doctor before you go abroad.. and sign a statement that you will try to impart whatever you have leant outside back here.
However.. there is no criminal punishment for those that abscond from this agreement.. and therefore.. this is just a formality.
Nails. I need the iron.
Actually to tell you the truth, I agree that we should have better pay packages for our high skilled people. But at any rate since I am myself a doctor, I can testify that Pakistan is producing more doctors than it needs and than it can ever hire. Already there are many doctors who are jobless. A large percentage of female doctors actually give it and become "house wives" just because there is not enough incentive to work. There is an absent culture and social security system for family physicians specially in rural areas exactly because of lack of incentives. I do not want to bring shame to my country's name by disclosing the amount government pays the doctors as the so called "salary" but we all know the problems. So if we have more brains than we can possibly use and there is a place that needs those brains so be it. Until Pakistan does not come up with universal health care system modeled after Canadian, British or French system, it is even useless to discuss this issue.
the Americans, Saudis, Emirates etc. are doing the same to blue collar indians
so it's a joint problem and the onus is on the government to provide incentives to BRING BACK these people
This is interesting. On the other side of the border India is trying to pressure Indian doctors to stay and serve their country, Pakistan is actually facilitating Pakistanis to go abroad and provide service to other countries. I suppose its okay if people aren't against it.
How can the government bring these people back?
The Saudis are offering them good and up to date facilities, not to mention a good salary, what will the Pakistani government offer them to change their mind?
The government is corrupt, and so are most of the institutions, and no one is to blame but the people.
I'm against it, but even the doctors themselves would rather go to Saudi/GCC's because of the pay and better facilities.
The govt. is corrupt and doctors are selfish as is evident from the recent strikes by 'young doctors'. They received their education on subsidised fee, they are supposed to pay back by going to impoverished areas and countryside, serve the poor dis-advantaged population. This is especially easy when they are recently qualified, young and unmarried; they can not have the alibi of unavailability of good schools for their children. Even when they are transferred to remote areas, they open their private clinics or are mostly absent from their duty. They need to know that before they demand any rights, they are required to fulfil their obligations.
In such condition, when the doctors are only working for their own selves and govt. is unable to assert it's authority - economic migration is a viable option. At least they will send some much needed foreign exchange.