[afro-nets] Contributions invited on draft code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel

Cross posted from: HREA <noreply@hrea.org>

Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2008, 12h00 GMT

1st September 2008 | GENEVA -- All parties with an interest in the upcoming WHO code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel are invited to present their views through web-based public hearings organized by WHO.

WHO invites Member States, health workers, recruiters, employers, academic and research institutions, health professional organizations, relevant subregional, regional and international organizations, whether governmental or nongovernmental, and all persons concerned with the international recruitment of health personnel to contribute to the web-based hearings on a draft code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel between 1st and 30 September 2008.

The initiative will provide an opportunity for everyone, including the general public, to consider and comment upon the draft code. Input received during the course of these web-based public hearings will contribute to developing a revised draft code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel.

The numbers of migrating health workers have significantly increased in the past decades, and patterns of migration have become more complex and have involved more countries. Health worker migration from those countries that are already experiencing a crisis in their health workforce is further weakening already fragile health systems and presents a serious impediment to achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals.

Responding to the issue, the World Health Assembly, in Resolutions WHA57.19 and WHA58.17, requests the Director-General to develop a code of practice on international recruitment of health personnel, in consultation with Member States and all relevant partners.

Contributions received during the web-based public hearings will be considered in the development of a draft code of practice that will be discussed by WHO's Executive Board at its session in January 2009.

For further information visit:
http://www.who.int/hrh/public_hearing/announcement/en/index.html