ABSTRACT

This chapter discusses the efficacy of the WHO Global Code through the lens of its implementation. We argue that its achievements to date are tempered by significant weaknesses which derive from the design of the Code as well as a lack of resources to support countries’ take-up of its provisions. Given the significance of the private commercial sector, we discuss whether global provisions and initiatives to regulate private enterprises that were developed outside of the Global Code could provide a basis, or source of inspiration, for future global policy development in relation to health worker-recruitment.