Accelerate implementation of the WHO global code of practice on international recruitment of health personnel: Experiences from the South East Asia Region: Comment on “Relevance and effectiveness of the who global code practice on the international recruitment of health personnel – Ethical and systems perspectives”

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 43-46

  Tangcharoensathien, Viroj ^a   Travis, Phyllida ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b WHO South East Asia Region Office ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Capturing data on out migration of health workers; Implementing who global code; International migration of health personnel; Source and destination countries; South East Asia Region (SEAR)

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MIGRATION; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS;

EID: 85002261174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23225939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.161     Document Type: Note

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