21 octobre 2022

WHO Global Code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel: fourth round of reporting

Covid-19 has resulted in reduced health workforce availability to respond to the pandemic, maintain essential health services and deliver the vaccinations needed to end the pandemic. Amongst infections and deaths; stress, burnout and mental health issues; labour actions and strikes; and departures from service. During the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly, Member States raised grave concerns about the critical and increasing health workforce gap related to migration. The fourth round of reporting on the WHO Code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel indicates that approximately 15% of health and care workers globally are working outside their country of birth or first professional qualification.

https://www.who.int/news/item/02-06-2022-who-global-code-of-practice-on-the-international-recruitment-of-health-personnel--fourth-round-of-reporting