Africa’s health boss seeks to tempt expat medics to come back home

Head of the continent's disease control centre says doctors and nurses are needed to bolster the local pandemic response

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During the pandemic, the UK and other rich nations have relied on African doctors and nurses to shore up their health services.

Now the continent's chief health leader is hoping to put the brain drain into reverse with a plan to persuade African expats to return.