The aim of this research is to undertake a comparative multi-method analysis of the causes, consequences and responses on some of the key ‘source’ countries of the migration of highly skilled health workers. We focus in particular on the migration of highly skilled health professionals working in management, planning and education from the Philippines, India, South Africa, and from the Caribbean community.

The following research questions will be explored:

• What is the present picture of and recent historic trends in, the migration of highly skilled health personnel in each of the major source countries of HHR flows?
• What, according to those ‘on the ground’, are the most critical consequences of the migration of highly skilled health workers that should be examined and how could these consequences be ‘measured’ optimizing the potential for comparative policy analyses?
• What is the range of program and policy responses that have been considered, proposed and implemented to address these critical causes and consequences of health worker migration from low- to high-income countries, and what have been some of the outcomes of these responses?