title: Knowledge and potential impact of the WHO Global code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel: Does it matter for source and destination country stakeholders?
abstract: The WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel was implemented in May 2010. The present commentary offers some insights into what is known about the Code five years on, as well as its potential impact, drawing from interviews with health care and policy stakeholders from a number of 'source' and 'destination' countries.
authors.affiliation: Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, 1 Stewart St, Ottawa, ON, K1N6N5, Canada. ivy.bourgeault@uottawa.ca.
authors.forename: Ivy Lynn
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Bourgeault
authors.affiliation: School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Labonté
authors.affiliation: School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Packer
authors.affiliation: School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Vivien
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Runnels
authors.affiliation: WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre Health Workforce Planning and Research, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tomblin Murphy
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005551:Foreign Professional Personnel; D006282:Health Personnel; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011365:Professional Practice Location; D014944:World Health Organization
keywords: Destination countries; Migration of health workers; Source countries; WHO Code