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FIFTY-EIGHTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
WHA58.17
International migration of health personnel: a challenge for health systems in developing countries
The Fifty-eighth World Health Assembly, Having examined the report on international migration of health personnel: a challenge for health systems in developing countries;1 Concerned that migration and recruitment of health personnel, particularly highly trained and skilled health personnel, from developing to developed countries continue to be a major challenge for health systems in developing countries; Recalling the requests directed to the Director-General in resolution WHA57.19, and noting with satisfaction that the Director-General has taken steps to address some of them; Noting that there are additional areas related to international migration of health personnel, within the context of resolution WHA57.19 that require further attention by the Director-General; Bearing in mind the high-level debate to be held at the United Nations General Assembly in 2006 on international migration, 1. EXPRESSES GRATITUDE to the Director-General for the steps he has taken to implement some of the requests directed to him in resolution WHA57.19; 2. REQUESTS the Director-General: (1) to intensify his efforts to implement fully resolution WHA57.19;
(2) to strengthen WHO’s programme on human resources for health by allocating to it adequate resources, in particular financial and human resources; (3) to report on implementation of this resolution to the Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly;
3. DECIDES to include, as a substantive item on the agenda of the Fifty-ninth World Health Assembly, “International migration of health personnel: a challenge for health systems in developing countries”. (Ninth plenary meeting, 25 May 2005 – Committee B, second report)
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Document A58/23, Section F.