Re: ugnet_: Brain drain

[Owor Kipenji]

This is a double edged sword and to indulge in such boondoggle

is of itself a crime to humanity.

Why the braindrain continues to be a problem of the developing

World has got nothing to do with the training being tailored to meet

the standards of the developed world but rather to the poor leadership

that our cabals of politicians put us to.

Let the same conditions prevailing in these so called developed countries

be established in these developing countries and we shall see how much

braindrain still remains.

I know a Professor who had to leave Uganda not because he loved Uganda less,but rather he saw no Future for his children in Uganda and

all this was courtsey of the political equipoise obtaining in Uganda.

The World is a global village and so we need to have comparable training

if we are to survive.

Thank you.

Kipenji.

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Lugemwa FN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

The first world's role in third world brain drain

Lawrence F. Levy 18 July 2003 Source: British Medical Journal Developing countries aspire to first world standards in university education, and seek to train graduates to an acceptable international standard. But such countries cannot compete with the salaries or working conditions offered by richer nations. The situation has triggered an exodus of young scientists and doctors. In this article, Laurence F. Levy of the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, argues that developing countries might be making a mistake by modelling their teaching programmes on the developed world. It would be better to produce graduates whose qualifications are not recognised abroad, he says; although they might function at a lower standard than elsewhere, at least they would be of some help to their country. At the very least, he argues, the developed world should consider reducing the developing world's debt as repayment for its very considerable contribution to its health services. Otherwise we are just witnessing another form of colonialism: the developing world produces the resource; the developed world takes it. Link to article in the British Medical Journal Reference: BMJ 327, 170 (2003)

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