HRH Global Resource Center - Ethical Planning

WHO Policy Dialogue on International Health Workforce Mobility and Recruitment Challenges: Technical Report

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:42:04 +0000

This technical report summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place during a policy dialogue on international health workforce mobility and recruitment challenges. These discussions provided a better understanding of the progress made and challenges in implementing the WHO Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel and provided further recognition of policy mechanisms that may be used to address the challenges and benefits associated with international migration and recruitment of health personnel. [from author]

Effect of UK Policy on Medical Migration: A Time Series Analysis of Physician Registration Data

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:17:08 +0000

This study compared the trends in new professional registrations in the UK from doctors qualifying overseas before and after the national ethical guidance on international recruitment to determine what, if any, effect these policies have had on ethical recruitment. [adapted from author]

Is Health Workforce Sustainability in Australia and New Zealand a Realistic Goal?

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:40:40 +0000

This paper assesses what health workforce sustainability might mean for Australia and New Zealand, given the policy direction set out in the World Health Organization draft code on international recruitment of health workers. [from abstract]

Any Body is Better than Nobody? Ethical Questions around Recruiting and/or Retaining Health Professionals in Rural Areas

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:41:49 +0000

The objective of this article is to argue that it is important for all stakeholders involved in rural recruitment and/or retention processes to consider their decisions and actions from an ethics perspective. [from abstract]

WHO Global Code of Practice: Implementation in the U.S.

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:12:52 +0000

This presentation discusses the United States’ implementation of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel, the challenges and next steps. [adapted from author]

World Health Organization Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel: Background Paper

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:08:49 +0000

This paper describes the history of development of a WHO code of practice as well as the legal nature and significance of this proposed international instrument. The paper then highlights some key substantive issues to consider when elaborating the text of a WHO code of practice, and presents the process for moving forward the development of a WHO code of practice. [adapted from introduction]

Pacific Code of Practice for Recruitment of Health Workers and Compendium

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:59:03 +0000

This code provides guidelines for an ethical approach to the international recruitment of health workers in a manner that takes into account the potential impact of such recruitment on health services in the source country and it seeks to safeguard the rights of recruits, and the conditions relating to their profession in the recruiting countries. [from author]

Reflections on the Ethics of Recruiting Foreign-Trained Human Resources for Health

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:32:07 +0000

This study focuses on the recruitment practices of Canada (a country with a long reliance on internationally trained HHR) and recruiters working for Canadian health authorities. [adapted from abstract]

Employment of Foreign Health Professionals in the South African Health Sector

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:03:05 +0000

The aim of this policy is to promote high standards of practice in the recruitment and employment of health professionals who are not South African Citizens or permanent residents in the health sector in South Africa. It attempts to preclude the active recruitment of health professionals from developing countries without specific government agreements. [adapted from author]

Impact of Rich Countries Policies on Poverty in LDCs: the Case of Migrant Nurses from Ghana

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:50:59 +0000

This presentation offers the findings of a study assessing how policies in richer countries impact least-developed countries, specifically regarding skilled labour migration.