PHM-Exch> The WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel - The Evolution of Global Health Diplomacy

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from : EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


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*The WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health
Personnel:
The Evolution of Global Health Diplomacy

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*Global Health Governance, Vol. V, Issue 1, Fall 2011
*Allyn L. Taylor and Ibadat S. Dhillon

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Available online at: http://bit.ly/tRznWh

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“……..The May 2010 adoption of the World Health Organization Global Code of
Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel created a
global architecture, including ethical norms and institutional and legal
arrangements, to guide international cooperation and serve as a platform
for continuing dialogue on the critical problem of health worker migration.*
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Highlighting the contribution of non-binding instruments to global health
governance, this article describes the Code negotiation process from its
early stages to the formal adoption of the final text of the Code. Detailed
are the vigorous negotiations amongst key stakeholders, including the
active role of non-governmental organizations. ****

The article emphasizes the importance of political leadership, appropriate
sequencing, and support for capacity building of developing countries¹
negotiating skills to successful global health negotiations. It also
reflects on how the dynamics of the Code negotiation process evidence an
evolution in global health negotiations amongst the WHO Secretariat, civil
society, and ****WHO** **Member** **States****…..”

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