ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that some morally salient connections between us and them which mean that the responsibilities at issue are ones of justice. It discusses our international healthcare worker recruitment practices and the devastating effects these typically have on the health of those in developing countries, especially those whose health is most at risk. By failing to reform our current arrangements are failing in our negative duty not to uphold or contribute to injustice. Far from it being an optional matter of charity whether assists developing countries; there are central matters of justice at stake. The key principle which seems to do much of the justificatory work is that healthcare professionals may only be targeted for recruitment from developing countries for which there are government-to-government agreements with the United Kingdom that explicitly permit recruitment activities. For developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, this means training more healthcare professionals. More resources need to spend on investing in healthcare professionals.
