Push, Pull, and Reverse: Self-Interest, Responsibility, and the Global Health Care Worker Shortage |
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Authors: | Katherine E Kirby Patricia Siplon |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Philosophy & Global Studies Program, St. Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Box 368, Colchester, VT 05439, USA;(2) Department of Political Science, Saint Michael’s College, One Winooski Park, Box 372, Colchester, VT 05439, USA |
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Abstract: | The world is suffering from a dearth of health care workers, and sub-Saharan Africa, an area of great need, is experiencing
the worst shortage. Developed countries are making the problem worse by luring health care workers away from the countries
that need them most, while developing countries do not have the resources to stem the flow or even replace those lost. Postmodern
philosopher Emmanuel Levinas offers a unique ethical framework that is helpful in assessing both the irresponsibility inherent
in the current global health care situation and the responsibility and obligation held by the stakeholders involved in this
global crisis. Drawing on Levinas’ exploration of individual freedom and self-pursuit, infinite responsibility for the Other,
and the potential emergence of a just community, we demonstrate its effectiveness in explaining the health care worker crisis,
and we argue in favor of a variety of policy and development assistance measures that are grounded in an orientation of non-indifference
toward Others. |
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