Tanzania: Doctors' Crisis - Unlocking the Paradox of Plenty

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Until about two weeks ago, Dr Reuben* was waiting to be shortlisted for a job to go to work in Kenya after the Tanzanian government promised to send 500 doctors to the neighbouring country--but last week, the young medic made up his mind. He says he has lost hope.

As he recounts his tribulations of hustling for a job, he doesn't want to reveal his name in a newspaper--at least for now. Why? He says, "Things are not yet straightforward [that he is not free enough to speak because his chances for a job are not yet guaranteed elsewhere]."

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