Migration of Health Workers 

In conjunction with the WHO-HPH Task Force on Migrant-Friendly and Culturally Competent Health Care, COST, the European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research organized a meeting on November, 26-27, 2009, about migration of health workers.

The meeting was hosted by the Geneva University Hospital, and gathered different COST members and invited speakers from international organizations in Geneva, among other IHF, who provided input from different angles.

Nursing shortage, workforce crisis, physician and nurse brain drain: these are controversial issues, to be dealt with at global and not just at European level. However, migrants and migrant health workers are not just a problem; they are (and have) also resources. Different issues of health workers migration were approached, like legal framework on migration, ethical aspects of international migration, different countries experiences.

IHF presented a project it is involved in, called MoHProF, for Migration of Health Professionals. The project led by Wissenschaftliches Institut der Ärzte Deutschlands gem. e.V.((WIAD) - Scientific Institute of the German Medical Association), brings together a partnership of expert scientific institutes and international healthcare and professional organizations involved in research and policy development on health professional mobility. A Project Steering Group of regional research partners and international organizations, has been created to manage, assess and lead the research process of the overall initiative, i.e. conducting macro and micro research in their respective countries as well as management of research in selected countries within their respective regions (Europe, Africa, Asia and North America).
For more information: http://www.mohprof.eu/LIVE/index.html

COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level. COST contributes to reducing the fragmentation in European research investments and opening the European Research Area to cooperation worldwide.
For more information: http://www.cost.esf.org/

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