Expert Meeting on the Applicability of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel
Welcome by WP4 Team and goals of the workshop
Setting the scene – Implementation of the WHO Code Presentations and discussion focusing on ethical recruitment
- The Code’s main principles and the experiences of the first implementation round of WHO Global CODE of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel
Dr Galina Perfilieva (WHO Europe) - Member States experiences and best practices in the implementation of the WHO Code – measures taken, tools developed (bilateral agreements, etc.) – country experiences
Reijo Ailasmaa (Finland)
Melanie Boeckmann (Germany)
- Introduction of EU tools (Blue Card, Mobility Partnership)
Caroline Hager (European Commission – DG SANCO) - Running project relating to the implementation of the Code – Health Workers for All
Linda Mans (WEMOS foundation) - Questions and answers – Open discussion
Applicability of the principles of WHO Code of practice in the context of free movement in the EU
Discussion on the basis of pre-sent questions
Introduction: HU-SE example on cooperation on training capacities
Zoltán Cserháti (WP4)
Questions touch upon the following topics:
- Relevance of ethical recruitment in the context of free movement and solidarity/equal access to healthcare
- Cooperation on training capacities to make free movement more transparent
- Strategies for preservation and recruitment of health workforce
- Monitoring of intra-EU mobility, availability of data (e.g. in the context of Directive 2005/36/EU)
Lessons learned and next steps – The meeting minutes will be publicly available after being reviewed by the attendees.
