Global Campaign Against Brain Drain IPHU Short Course Savar, Bangladesh

Goals To stop Brain Drain in health sector in order to achieve ‘Health for All’ To stop Brain Drain in health sector in order to achieve ‘Health for All’ To strengthen People’s Health Movement and make it a broad based movement around the globe To strengthen People’s Health Movement and make it a broad based movement around the globe

Objectives Gather data from affected countries/ regions about the extent & effects of brain drain on health & health care Gather data from affected countries/ regions about the extent & effects of brain drain on health & health care Disseminate information about impact of brain drain to health and health care Disseminate information about impact of brain drain to health and health care Form support/lobby group that will pressure WTO/ governments to put reforms on GATS, exclude health related services in WTO, encourage developed countries to produce own health service providers Form support/lobby group that will pressure WTO/ governments to put reforms on GATS, exclude health related services in WTO, encourage developed countries to produce own health service providers

Understanding the Brain Drain Internal Brain drain- Internal Brain drain- - Rural to urban - Rural to urban - Public to private sector - Public to private sector - General to specialisation - General to specialisation External Brain Drain- External Brain Drain- - From developing countries to developed countries - From developing countries to developed countries

Strategies Networking Networking Mass Mobilization Mass Mobilization Research Research Dissemination of information Dissemination of information Working with media- Print and electronic Working with media- Print and electronic Creating critical mass through training and capacity building activities Creating critical mass through training and capacity building activities Forming pressure groups Forming pressure groups Policy analysis Policy analysis Evidence based advocacy Evidence based advocacy

Activities Contact members of PHM in different countries who are working or interested to work on the issue of Brain Drain Contact members of PHM in different countries who are working or interested to work on the issue of Brain Drain Conduct research to asses the extant od Brain Drain and its impact on peoples health Conduct research to asses the extant od Brain Drain and its impact on peoples health Launch educational/ information dissemination activities about the issues to get more people/groups into the campaign Launch educational/ information dissemination activities about the issues to get more people/groups into the campaign Bring together all groups affected/ concerned in brain drain issue (trade unions, migrant workers group, medical students- dear medical student, health professionals/ providers, patient groups, people’s organizations) Bring together all groups affected/ concerned in brain drain issue (trade unions, migrant workers group, medical students- dear medical student, health professionals/ providers, patient groups, people’s organizations)

Activities Mobilize people to lobby/ pressure the governments to Mobilize people to lobby/ pressure the governments to –Review human resource (Export) Policies –Regulate the outflow of health professionals –Deploy personnel/ensure adequate & balanced distribution of health professionals in the cities and countrysides –Increase the national budget for health and improve the salaries & benefits of health professionals to make them decide to stay in the country –Review and make changes/reforms in nursing and medical education to make it responsive to local health needs –Pressure groups in developed countries

Activities Brain drain blog or website – post updates & articles about brain drain Brain drain blog or website – post updates & articles about brain drain Position paper/ E-petition, PHM News letter, policy briefs Position paper/ E-petition, PHM News letter, policy briefs Monitoring the implementation of concerned policies Monitoring the implementation of concerned policies Work with media Work with media Training courses for young leaders ‘IPHU’ Training courses for young leaders ‘IPHU’ Collaboration with other campaigns Collaboration with other campaigns Write a proposals for small country level projects and a global project Write a proposals for small country level projects and a global project

Let’s join the campaign…………………..