Canada’s approach to recruiting internationally educated health workers has a global price
Canada is facing ethical challenges in its recruitment of internationally educated health workers from the Global South. The government aims to address national health workforce shortages but often fails to provide proportional benefits to the source countries. This inconsistency raises concerns about the impact on health systems in those countries, particularly as Canada reduces overseas development assistance.
- ▪Canada's recruitment practices for health workers are inconsistent with the WHO Global Code of Practice.
- ▪The country has developed bilateral agreements with nations like the Philippines to recruit nurses.
- ▪Wealthy countries, including Canada, are criticized for benefiting from health worker migration without investing in source countries' health systems.
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Open this photo in gallery:A hospital in Toronto in April, 2021. The government has been unequivocal about accelerating the recruitment of internationally educated health workers to address national shortages.Frank Gunn/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountVeena Sriram is an assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Health Policy at the University of British Columbia (Point Grey)Katrina Plamondon is an associate professor and co-director, Equity Science Lab at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan)The World Health Assembly concluded last week in Geneva amidst a resurgence of global attention to public health, in light of Andes hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks.
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