Citation

Lewis S. Policy Polit. Nurs. Pract. 2008; 9(4): 307-312.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1527154408329312

PMID

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Abstract

Nurses are at the heart of any effective response to the ongoing HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa and internationally. Without nurses, we will be unable to provide treatment for the growing numbers of people with HIV/AIDS and victims of violence, famine, and poverty. As countries such as the United States and Canada face nursing shortages, they are looking elsewhere to find nurses. But poaching nurses from other countries, especially those from countries that are struggling for survival, is reprehensible and immoral. If we put our resources in the appropriate places, we can sustain the professional disciplines in the country where they are trained. We need to take an advocacy stance to demand rational policies that will support sustainable health systems.