Can Malawi afford to lose? The definitive cost of ‘brain drain’ and ‘brain waste’ in its essential medical laboratory workforce

Elias Chipofya

doi:10.4102/ajlm.v15i1.2958

Opinion Paper

Can Malawi afford to lose? The definitive cost of ‘brain drain’ and ‘brain waste’ in its essential medical laboratory workforce

Elias Chipofya

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Elias Chipofya, Malawi Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists, Lilongwe, Malawi

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brain drain; medical laboratory scientists; Malawi; healthcare workforce; remuneration; career progression; public health

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