01737nas a2200205   4500008004100000022001400041245010600055210006900161300001000230490000700240520103800247653001101285653001201296653002201308653002501330653001301355653002001368100001701388856012601405       2023                        eng d  a2300-168200aHealth Professionals Wanted: The Case of Health Professionals from Western Balkan Countries to Europe0 aHealth Professionals Wanted The Case of Health Professionals fro  a33-520 v123 a<p>The Western Balkan countries have been faced with a rising outward mobility of health professionals, driven by the increasing demand for this category of worker, especially in European countries. Labour-market imbalances are pushing many health professionals to leave the Western Balkan region. As a consequence, shortages of health professionals are looming and access to health services in the region is put under strain. The purpose of this study is to shed light on the recent pattern of mobility of health professionals from Western Balkan (WB) countries. A gravity model is implemented to analyse the push-and-pull factors of mobility during 2000&ndash;2019 and towards European countries. The analysis finds that income differentials between WB and European countries are strong pull factors. Additionally, policy changes in the destination countries shape the mobility patterns and several European countries, especially Germany, have benefited from the mobility of health professionals from WB countries.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>10aEurope10aGermany10agravity modelling10ahealth professionals10amobility10aWestern Balkans1 aMara, Isilda  uhttps://www.ceemr.uw.edu.pl/content/health-professionals-wanted-case-health-professionals-western-balkan-countries-europe