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Gavin writes regular commentaries on the Australian and the WA health services. These have been published in various places but see especially Crikey.com, New Matilda and Online Opinion. New commentaries will also appear on this website.
He recently edited a series on reform of the Australian health care system for the Medical Journal of Australia, with contributions from, among others, John Dwyer, Steve Leeder, John Menadue and himself. See for example http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/189_03_040808/moo10648_fm.html
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Stealing overseas doctors |
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 10:00 |
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WHO moving towards stemming flow of doctors from poor to rich countries
The World Health Organization is moving towards taking some action on the flow of health professionals from poor to rich countries. It is likely that Australia is one of its targets, argues health economist Professor Gavin Mooney.
He writes:
“Cuba, with a per capita national income of a quarter of that of Australia, has ‘more than 51,000 Cuban doctors and health care professionals working around the world today, primarily in developing nations’.
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