WHO urges stronger safeguards for health worker recruitment.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified 55 countries as vulnerable for availability of health workers required to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal target for universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. The impact of COVID-19 and widespread disruptions to health services has resulted in a rapid acceleration in the international recruitment of health workers. WHO has released an updated health workforce support and safeguards list 2023, which recommends measures to ensure adequate supply of health workers in the source countries and limit active international recruitment.