In a recent interview, AKUH Nairobi CEO Rashid Khalani discusses why investing in health systems is essential to reversing the brain drain and shares the hospital’s broader vision for advancing training, research, and technology-driven care across Africa. “Africa must invest more to curb health workforce migration” as health experts warn that the continent is losing skilled professionals. Khalani said health workers remain when they have “the right tools,” “a good environment to practise medicine,” and “appropriate compensation.” He explained that when doctors lack equipment, support staff, and functional systems, “frustration sets in and they begin to look elsewhere.” Khalani emphasises that stronger health systems, better funding, and improved working conditions are necessary to retain professionals, adding that progress will require “governance and accountability” alongside greater investment in healthcare across Africa.