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Since 2006, the OECD Health Division and the Migration Division have been carrying out a project on health workforce and international migration of health professionals, in close collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).
Project objectives
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To provide an overview of the stock of health workers in OECD countries by country of birth and of training, using mainly censuses, population registers and labour force surveys.
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To review and analyse recent migration flows and migration policies for health workers and medical students.
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To describe and analyse health workforce policies in OECD countries and their interaction with migration.
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To formulate recommendations/policy options to facilitate a coherent and fair approach on health workforce policies and migration among OECD countries (taking into account the impact on the health system for sending countries).
Approach to implementing the project
The project is implemented at two levels: a broad review across all OECD countries and a focused set of in-depth studies in selected countries. It will be concluded with a joint OECD-WHO meeting on health workforce and international migration.
Broad review
This consists of two main streams of work.
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First, an analysis of recent migration flows and policies for health workers in OECD countries was completed based on data on the stock of doctors and nurses by country of training/birth. The results have been published in a special chapter of the 2007 OECD International Migration Outlook.
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Second, an assessment of health workforce policies in OECD countries and their interaction with migration will be completed by early 2008. This analysis assesses how the supply of health workers has adjusted to demand in different countries, taking account of migration among other inflows and outflows of health professionals.
In-depth studies
In depth investigations of the interaction between domestic human resource policies and international migration of health workers is being carried out for selected OECD countries (United Kingdom, United States, France, New Zealand, Canada). These in-depth studies aim at obtaining a better understanding of the various factors contributing to shape international migration in OECD countries.
Forum
To sum up and conclude the two-year OECD project on health workforce and international migration, a joint OECD-WHO forum on Health Workforce and International Migration is planned for 2008 (dates to be confirmed). This will provide an opportunity for officers from higher- and lower-income countries to discuss the role of health workforce policies, including migration, in addressing current and future needs for health professionals.
Outputs
Contact persons
Mr. Jean-Christophe Dumont (jean-christophe.dumont@oecd.org)
Mr. Pascal Zurn (zurnp@who.int)
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