The Health Worker Migration Policy Initiative invites all individuals, professionals, policy and programme managers
and interest groups from around the world to participate in a virtual:
Global Community of Practice on Health Worker Migration.
We would like to add your voice, experience, views, successes and
challenges to the policy dialogue addressing the issue of Health Worker
Migration.
Join this Global Dialogue and discuss:
How can we best address the challenges raised by health worker
migration? What are our shared responsibilities as individuals,
countries and as a global community to support the Code of Practice?
Chaired by the Honorable Mary Robinson
The WHO Department of Human Resources for Health (WHO/HRH) in
collaboration with Realizing Rights and the Global Health Workforce
Alliance (GHWA), supported by the WHO Department of Reproductive Health
and Research (WHO/RHR), and the Partners of Implementing Best Practices
(IBP) support the Global Community on Health Worker Migration
The Global Dialogue Forum will also provide you with membership to the
Global Community of Practice on Health Worker Migration with access to
useful and up-to-date information from our libraries including resource
materials, a calendar of events, announcements discussion board, and an
automatic archive of every email and document sent to that community.
This Community of Practice is aimed at bringing together individuals,
policy and programme managers, professionals and interest groups from
around the world interested in Health Worker Migration.
Everyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion, which will be led
by experts from around the world.
Your input will be acknowledged and collated into a daily digest of
issues. Each day a digest summarizing the issues, experiences and
responses from our experts will be sent out to members of the Community
of Practice.
This is not a list-serve and you only receive one email a day.
All members of the community are encouraged to contribute to the
discussion.
It is simple!
You only need an email address and you will only receive one email per
day.
Topics for discussion:
Week 1: Monday 31th March to Monday 7th April 2008
What are the current realities and dynamics contributing to health
worker migration globally?
* What push and pull factor are influencing health worker migration
flows in your country or region?
* Please share with us your personal experience on why you have either
chosen to leave your home country or chosen to stay?
* In your experience how is the private sector influencing the current
realities and dynamics of health worker migration?
* What role can the private sector play in effectively addressing the
challenges of health worker migration? How can ethical recruitment
policies be encouraged or enforced?
Experts:
Week 2: Tuesday 8th April to Monday 14th April 2008
What innovative strategies are being tested to address issues related to
health worker migration?
* What strategies to retain health workers seem to be working? From
your experience please share examples of success stories and challenges.
* Some countries have entered into agreements to guide health worker
migration and its effects between their two countries. In your opinion
what has been the positive and negative aspects of these agreements?
* What can be done to encourage migrant health workers to return to
their countries and be successfully integrated back into the health
service? Please share examples of successful interventions and the
challenges that must be addressed.
Experts:
The WHO Department of Human Resources for Health (WHO/HRH) in
collaboration with Realizing Rights and the Global Health Workforce
Alliance (GHWA), supported by the WHO Department of Reproductive Health
and Research (WHO/RHR), and the Partners of Implementing Best Practices
(IBP) support the Global Community on Health Worker Migration
Week 3: Tuesday 15th April to Monday 21st April 2008
What should be the key principals and elements of a Global Code of
Practice for health worker migration?
* We want your input on the development of a global Code of Practice for
health worker migration. Please review the attached draft framework for
a global Code of Practice and share with us your comments and opinion:
a. Are there any key issues not addressed?
b. Do you think this Code of Practice can influence policy and
programmes on health worker migration?
c. What do we need to do at the country and global level to ensure that
this Code of Practice is accepted and applied in practice.
We look forward to welcoming you to this community of practice and the
Global Dialogue Forum.
http://my.ibpinitiative.org/public/HWMigration/
The WHO Department of Human Resources for Health (WHO/HRH) in
collaboration with Realizing Rights and the Global Health Workforce
Alliance (GHWA), supported by the WHO Department of Reproductive Health
and Research (WHO/RHR), and the Partners of Implementing Best Practices
(IBP) support the Global Community on Health Worker Migration
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Dr. Magda Awases
Human Resources for Health Development (HRD)
Division Health Systems and Services Development.
WHO Regional Office for Africa
BP 6,
Brazzaville, CONGO
Tel: +47 214 39273. Mobile: +242 6726328
Fax: +47 241 3951
mailto:awasesm@afro.who.int