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Article of the week Making sense of the health care ‘brain drain’ Jasson Urbach South Africa’s chronic shortage of skilled health care professionals continues unabated and the situation worsens by the day. It is therefore unfortunate and inappropriate that the Department of Health continues to restrict the supply of doctors by limiting the number of foreign health professionals entering SA and the number of ... Read full article...		Introduction The Free Market Foundation (Southern Africa) is an independent non-profit policy organisation founded in 1975 to promote and foster an open society, the rule of law, personal liberty, and economic and press freedom as fundamental components of its advocacy of human rights and democracy based on classical liberal principles. It is financed by membership subscriptions, donations, sponsorships, and income from its consultancy company.          Current Policy Bulletins Argentina impoverishes itself again As stadiums rise, so do costs to taxpayers Fiscal stimulus, just say no Lessons from India in hospital management No confidence in US Congress
Civil Society Report on Intellectual Property Innovation & Health The relationship between intellectual property rights, innovation and health has become controversial, with many blaming patents for the very low rates of access to medicines in poor countries. Meanwhile, it has been observed that current patterns of research and development do not precisely reflect the global disease burden. Download here   Habits of Highly Effective Countries   Habits of Highly Effective Countries is an empirical analysis of how South Africa compares with policies associated with success and failure internationally. It illustrates inter alia that the integrity of the legal system is one of the most important factors – perhaps the most important – associated with success. Download here   Latest from Steve Hanke Click here to view current articles. Subscribe to our e-newsletter Your Name: Your E-Mail Address:

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