Knowledge and potential impact of the WHO Global code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel: Does it matter for source and destination country stakeholders?

Ivy Lynn Bourgeault; Ronald Labonté; Corinne Packer; Vivien Runnels; Gail Tomblin Murphy

doi:10.1186/s12960-016-0128-5

Knowledge and potential impact of the WHO Global code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel: Does it matter for source and destination country stakeholders?

Hum Resour Health. 2016 Jun 30;14(Suppl 1):25. doi: 10.1186/s12960-016-0128-5.

Authors

Ivy Lynn Bourgeault¹, Ronald Labonté², Corinne Packer², Vivien Runnels², Gail Tomblin Murphy³

Affiliations

¹ Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, 1 Stewart St, Ottawa, ON, K1N6N5, Canada. ivy.bourgeault@uottawa.ca.
² School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
³ WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre Health Workforce Planning and Research, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.

Abstract

The WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel was implemented in May 2010. The present commentary offers some insights into what is known about the Code five years on, as well as its potential impact, drawing from interviews with health care and policy stakeholders from a number of 'source' and 'destination' countries.

Keywords: Destination countries; Migration of health workers; Source countries; WHO Code.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Delivery of Health Care*
Developed Countries*
Developing Countries*
Emigration and Immigration*
Foreign Professional Personnel
Health Personnel*
Health Policy
Humans
International Cooperation*
Personnel Selection*
Professional Practice Location
World Health Organization

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding