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Establish ethical framework
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Establishes ethical framework for international health worker recruitment based on voluntary principles
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Balance rights
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Balances the rights, obligations and expectations of source and destination countries and health workers
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Strengthen health systems
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High-income countries should support health systems strengthening through voluntary financial means, and provide technical assistance, training, technological and skill transfer and promote circular migration to create a net positive effect on low-income source countries
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Support domestic development
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Prioritizes the development of domestic health personnel and managing the mal-distribution of health workers between rural and urban areas
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Facilitate information exchange
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Calls for the creation of bilateral agreements, a national database of laws and regulations, designation of a national authority responsible for exchanging information with the WHO Secretariat and research partnerships at national, sub-national, and international levels
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Develop regulatory framework
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Supports capacity building for health information systems, continuous monitoring and evaluation of the health labour market and the development of a regulatory framework for health worker retention
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Encourage compliance
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Urges that the Code’s contents be publicized among all stakeholders involved in health worker migration and that governments only interact with recruitment agencies that operate in compliance with the Code
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Enhance training
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Recommends that training in source countries match the disease profile of such countries, encourages the twinning of health facilities, and demands that access to specialized training and technology be made a priority
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