health professional migration from poor to rich countries. We suggest that one basic measure would be an agreement in consultation with WHO to establish a basis, in developed countries, for minimum annual numbers of health professionals in training. This would help to reduce developed country reliance on the investment in training made by developing countries." (Quote by e-mail; does not appear in published paper)

In an accompanying editorial The Lancet comments: "Every rich country can afford and should aim to train as many health-care workers as it needs. To poach and rely on highly skilled foreign workers from poor countries in the public sector is akin to the crime of theft."

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Contact: Joe Santangelo
j.santangelo@elsevier.com
1-212-633-3810
Lancet
26-May-2005

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