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Degree

Master of Arts, Miami University, Geography, 2009.

Abstract

This thesis is about the immigration of Zimbabweans to the UK and their participation in the National Health Service (NHS). Given the global movements of nurses, this thesis seeks to document the migrant experience of Zimbabwean nurses and determine whether they represent a brain drain. Data for this study were collected in Zimbabwe and the UK during the summer of 2007 through semi-structured interviews, use a survey and analysis of secondary data. The thesis finds that, immigration of Zimbabweans to the UK and their participation in the NHS in the result of place specific attributes that highlighting the importance of geography. For Zimbabwe to stem the emigration of nurses and realize return migration of this human capital, the Zimbabwean government needs to create opportunity that is globally competitive. Essential factors to address are political, economic and social concerns of everyday life. Without addressing these concerns, the status quo will continue.

Subject Headings

Geography; Health care

Keywords

Zimbabwe; brain drain; migration; national health service

Committee / Advisors

Ian Yeboah, PhD (Advisor)
Carl Dahlman, PhD (Committee Member)
Mark Peterson, PhD (Committee Member)

Pages

124p.

Document number: miami1247686860
Permalink: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1247686860

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