[e-drug] Pharmacists in Africa (4)

["Gamal Khalafalla Mohammed" <gamalkh@hotmail.com>]

E-DRUG: Pharmacists in Africa (4)
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A recent report of Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan has revealed that
   the  number  of  pharmacists and pharmacy schools rapidly increased in
   the  recent  years.  According to the report, the number of registered
   pharmacists increased from 1,500 in the early 1990s to more than 3,500
   by  the  end  of  2005 and the number of schools of pharmacy increased
   from one at the begining of the last decade to 11 schools. The problem
   in  Sudamn  is  : pharmacists internal migration from public sector to
   the private one.

   I  have  recently  published  an article addressing issues of pharmacy
   human  resources  in  Sudan in the World Health & Population, below is
   the abstract:

   A  Prescription  for  Improvement:  A Short Survey to Identify Reasons
   behind Public Sector Pharmacists' Migration

   In  Sudan,  there is a mismatch between the numbers of pharmacists and
   where  they  worked,  and the demand for pharmacy services. The public
   sector,  where  the  majority  of  the  population is served, suffered
   heavily  from  the  pharmacists'  migration  to the private sector. In
   order  to  stem  the  "brain  drain"  of  pharmacists, it is, however,
   necessary  to  have  accurate and evidence-based information regarding
   the reasons that make the pharmacists emigrate to the private sector.


   Yours sincerely

   Gamal Khalafalla Mohamed Ali
   Tel.+4479 40 25 69 42
   College of Business,Law and Social Sciences
   The Nottingham Trent University
   Burton Street
   Nottingham NG1 4BU
   United Kingdom
  gamalkh@hotmail.com