WHO Code Principles
Commonwealth Code
CSR
Physician Brain Drain
Recruitment Ethics
100

The WHO Code discourages active recruitment from countries from this region due to severe health worker deficits

Sub-Saharan Africa

100

The Commonwealth Code aims to prevent harm to these nations during recruitment.

Source Nations

100

CSR encourages healthcare organizations to adopt these types of recruitment practices.

Ethical

100

This term describes the migration of healthcare workers from low-income to high-income countries.

Brain Drain

100

Ethical recruitment emphasizes the importance of avoiding harm and being this to all parties involved.

Fair/Transparent

200

This principle of the WHO Code ensures hiring practices are honest and straightforward

Transparency

200

The Commonwealth Code primarily applies to member states of this group.

Commonwealth

200

CSR aligns recruitment policies with this global health principle

Equity

200

One major push factor for health workers emigrating is this type of unsafe work environment.

Dangerous


200

Ethical guidelines often stress the importance of strengthening this system in source countries.

Healthcare

300

One way in which destination countries can support source countries is by providing this type of assistance.

Technical Assistance/Collaboration

300

The Code emphasizes recruitment practices should benefit both the source and destination countries, ensuring this.

Mutual

300

A common CSR strategy involves investing in training programs for this group in source countries.

Healthcare Workers

300

Destination countries are often seen as having this kind of pull factors

Attractive Wage/Better Pay

300

Destination countries should work with source nations to create these types of agreements for recruitment.

Bilateral

400

The WHO Code is this type of international instrument, meaning adherence is optional

Voluntary

400

One limitation of the Commonwealth Code is the lack of this mechanism to enforce compliance.

Enforcement

400

CSR relies on these types of commitments, which can be a limitation

Voluntary
400

The emigration of physicians can exacerbate this kind of healthcare inequity in source countries.

Healthcare Access

400

This practice balances the right of individuals to migrate with this global concern

Recruitment Ethics

500

The WHO encourages this type of migration, where workers return to their home countries with enhanced skills.

Circular Migration

500

This country maintains a list of "off-limits" nations to adhere to the Commonwealth Code.

United Kingdom

500

Private recruiters sometimes neglect CSR principles in favor of this goal

Profit/Monetary Gains

500

The WHO suggests addressing brain drain by improving this aspect of source country healthcare systems.

Retention

500

This is an example of an international effort to create ethical standards of recruitment.

WHO/Commonwealth Code