An editorial in the upcoming issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal goes after Shoppers Drug Mart. The Canada-wide drugstore chain is accused by the journal of “poaching” pharmacists from South Africa. According to the editorial, about 75 per cent of pharmacy positions in the province of KwaZulu-Natal remain vacant while the drugstore company actively recruits and helps pharmacists emigrate to Canada. This practice does not bode well for a country where AIDS and other diseases are rampant among the population.
