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Table III.1.6: Health care wages in source and destination countries, most recent
data available
Source: Vujicic et al. (2004) citing World Health Organization: Migration of health professionals in six
countries: a synthesis report. Brazzaville: World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa 2003.
In study of an urban and a rural district of Burkina Faso in 2007, Bocou surveys the
perceptions of the health force and finds that the salaries and bonuses are below
expectations compared to the load that this health work force endure. Bocou (2007) also
states that one of the reasons why medical doctors migrate, in this case, to international
organizations is financial incentives along with an aim for career development.
Table III.1.7 states findings from a survey undertaken by the WHO in six African
countries to appraise whether they would like to migrate and what are the factors that
might push them to do so. The health professionals’ surveys are those still living in their
countries of origin and those who had already left. The report shows that wages are an
important factor. Among other factors, we find that Fringe benefits, and an improvement
f the working conditions could be a good incentive to retain health professionals in their
countries.
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