{"id":5031,"date":"2010-02-25T13:55:53","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T19:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=5031"},"modified":"2010-02-25T15:21:24","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T21:21:24","slug":"paho-official-migration-of-health-workers-affecting-the-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/health\/paho-official-migration-of-health-workers-affecting-the-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"PAHO official: Migration of health workers affecting the sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5033\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/healthcare.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5033\" title=\"healthcare\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/healthcare-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/healthcare-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/healthcare.jpg 459w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: www.blogcdn.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Constant migration in the health sector are one of the major challenges facing the sector, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) official.<\/p>\n<p>Representative of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Dr Gina Watson says PAHO is currently seeking ways to stabilize the human resources in health, because of migration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have emerging and historical challenges that we are trying to address. I know government has already implemented measures in regards to increasing staff, now we are looking forward to how we can work together to build competences to retain the staff,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She said based on research, one of the main reasons of migration of health officials has to do a lot with self-growth and not necessarily moving to greener pastures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the challenge of emerging problems like the Swine Flu and we have to prepare for these. We also have to address issues that will also affect human health,\u201d Dr. Watson added.<\/p>\n<p>HIV\/AIDS is also another area affecting health officials in the region, according to her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Constant migration in the health sector are one of the major challenges facing the sector, according to a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) official. 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