What are the different strategies to implement a bilateral government agreement on recruiting professional health workers from Ug
Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES)DRRES-17
This Rapid Response should be cited as
ACRES (2011) What are the different strategies to implement a bilateral government agreement on recruiting professional health workers from Uganda; A Rapid Response Brief. Kampala: The Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis
Summary
Background: Health-worker migration has raised concerns for several decades. Earlier migration was voluntary and generally an individual initiation; in recent years the trend has shifted to involve active recruiting by organisations and governments. Findings: It is generally perceived that individual migrants and their families derive the most benefits from health worker emigration while the health system turns out as the 'loser'. Several policies have been developed to help guide managed health worker migration, including bilateral government agreements. Conclusion: Health worker mobility is an inevitable phenomenon that will continue growing. Without being managed, source countries and their health systems lose out on potential benefits.