The cost of health professionals' brain drain in Kenya

Table 3 Summary of educational cost and lost returns from investment

Institution	Doctor	Nurse
Primary school cost (US$)	10 963	10 963
Secondary school cost (US$)	6 865	6 865
Tertiary institution cost (US$)	48 169	25 352
*Total Cost* ( *US$* )^a	*65 997*	*43 180*
Total cost compounded at an average interest rate of 6.65% over 32 years (US$)^b	517,931	338,868
Total cost compounded at an interest rate of 5% over 32 years (US$)^c	314,472	205,750
Total cost compounded at an interest rate of 15.64% over 32 years (US$)^d	6,902,125	4,515,869

Notes: ^aThis is the money invested in training of a doctor and a nurse.
^bIs the return from investment lost (at 6.65% interest rate) when a single doctor or nurse emigrates.
^cIs the return from investment lost (at 5% interest rate) when a single doctor or nurse emigrates.
^dIs the return from investment lost (at 15.64% interest rate) when a single doctor or nurse emigrates.

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