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Table 2 Key elements of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel
| Goal | Specific elements |
|---|---|
| Establish ethical framework | Establishes ethical framework for international health worker recruitment based on voluntary principles |
| Balance rights | Balances the rights, obligations and expectations of source and destination countries and health workers |
| Strengthen health systems | 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 |
| Support domestic development | Prioritizes the development of domestic health personnel and managing the mal-distribution of health workers between rural and urban areas |
| Facilitate information exchange | 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 |
| Develop regulatory framework | 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 |
| Encourage compliance | 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 |
| Enhance training | 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 |
