PHM-Exch> Recruitment of Health Personnel

[Claudio Schuftan]

   From:    schwarz at medicusmundi.org
International Recruitment of Health Personnel.
WHO Code of Practice on the International Recruitment
of Health Personnel: If adopted, ensuring impact?

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Background

The proposed WHO Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health
Personnel aims to promote the equitable balance of the interests of health
workers, source countries and destination countries, while placing
particular emphasis on ameliorating the negative effects from the
international migration of health workers on countries experiencing health
workforce crises.

The draft Code of Practice, developed by the WHO over the past two years
through a multi-stakeholder consultation process, will be presented for
adoption at the upcoming 63rd World Health Assembly. Like any international
agreement, effective implementation is a key challenge. Implementation and
monitoring of the Code of Practice will require strong support and proactive
measures, not only by the World Health Organization and its Member States,
but also by civil society organizations at national and global levels.

If adopted, the new Code of Practice will be the fourth instrument of legal
character developed by the WHO. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
(FCTC) and the International Health Regulations are legally binding
international treaties promulgated by the WHO. Although a voluntary
instrument, the Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health
Personnel contains procedural elements and structure that give it legal
character. WHO has also previously adopted the International Code of
Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes, a non-binding instrument that has
truly been transformative and saved the lives of countless infants around
the world.

Civil society played a central role in the development of the FCTC and the
Breast-Milk Substitutes Code. The protracted negotiation of these two
instruments also allowed for the organization of civil society consortiums
with respect to monitoring compliance and supporting implementation of these
instruments.  To date, a diverse range of civil society organizations has
been actively involved in the development of the new Code.  The organizers
believe that at this critical stage it is vital to engage broader civil
society participation in the process.

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