The United Kingdom (UK) has added Nigeria to its red list of countries that health and social care employers should not actively target for recruitment, except with government-to-government agreements.

This decision came a month after the World Health Organisation (WHO) identified 55 countries, including Nigeria, as facing the most significant health workforce challenges regarding Universal Health Coverage.

According to the latest release obtained from the website of the UK government titled ‘Code of Practice for the international recruitment of Health and social care personnel in England,’ it said: “Consistent with the WHO Global Code of Practice principles and articles, and as explicitly called for by the WHO Global Code of Practice 10-year review, the listed countries should be prioritised for health personnel development and health system-related support, provided with safeguards that discourage active international recruitment of health personnel.

“Countries on the list should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers, recruitment organisations, agencies, collaborations, or contracting bodies unless there is a government-to-government agreement in place to allow managed recruitment undertaken strictly in compliance with the terms of that agreement.

“Countries on the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards list are graded red in the code. If a government-to-government agreement is put in place between a partner country, which restricts recruiting organisations to the terms of the agreement, the country is added to the amber list.”

The UK government’s Code of Practice for international health and social care personnel recruitment in England lists Kenya and Nepal as amber countries, where international recruitment is only permitted in compliance with government-to-government agreements.

Meanwhile, green-graded countries allow active recruitment with the UK under such agreements in place.

“Green-graded countries without a government-to-government agreement with the UK are not published in the code of practice for England.

“The government-to-government agreement may set parameters, implemented by the country of origin, for how UK employers, contracting bodies, recruitment organisations, agencies, and collaborations recruit. These organisations are encouraged to recruit on the terms of the government-to-government agreement.

“The green country list will be updated as new government-to-government agreements are signed with the UK. It is recommended employers, contracting bodies, recruitment organisations, agencies, and collaborations regularly check the list for updates prior to embarking on any recruitment campaign.

“Green-graded countries with a government-to-government agreement for managing international health and care workforce recruitment are India, Malaysia, Philippines, and Sri Lanka,” it added.


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This is good news. UK is not helping matters too. They have been indicted of enslaving Nigerian doctors.

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Who cares if Nigeria has acute health workers shortages? The government is to blame.

This is not good.
WHAT STOPS UK PUTTING NIGERIA POLITICIAN'S ON RED LIST ABOUT COMING TO THEIR COUNTRY TO SEEK MEDICAL CARE, & ALSO STOPPING THEIR CHILDREN TO STUDY THERE.

FreeStuffsNG:
This is good news. UK is not helping matters too. They have been indicted of enslaving Nigerian doctors.

And your Nigerian government is feeding them fat? but they will rather be slaves over there than stay here with your Nigerian government...

Well, to deceive yourself is still your constitutional rights, don't just try to deceive others.

Nigerian trained doctors and nurses should stay back at home and treat Nigerians.

And so WHO cannot shame countries with sub-standard health facilities and then UK mounts pressure on the countries to upgrade?
Nigerian healthworkers will look elsewhere, but to remain in Nigeria and be forced to work without good pay and poor environment, mba.

Op please stop scaring people. Nigeria as been in the Red list before now and yet Uk employers are still recruiting people.

What the red list only means is that Uk cannot advertise jobs in the Red list countries but prospective employees can make a research on a recruiting company and if they deem you fit, they all sponsor you.

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FreeStuffsNG:
This is good news. UK is not helping matters too. They have been indicted of enslaving Nigerian doctors.

There's no enslavement in the UK. Everything has its process and protocols. If you get the right qualifications and take the right channels, your employment will be as good as any other citizen.
Those who have problems are those looking for runs, paying thousands of pounds (plus 5 year contracts) to "buy" visa sponsorship jobs.

Have they ever

ACTIVELY TARGETED
Nigeria?

N.a. Nigeria Nigerians dey rush them so this news has no meaning

This is serious

seunmsg:
Nigerian trained doctors and nurses should stay back at home and treat Nigerians.

But thiefnubuu should travel outside to be treated by foreigners. Nice one


One day,this hypocrisy will get u trapped to the point of no return

seunmsg:
Nigerian trained doctors and nurses should stay back at home and treat Nigerians.

Nigerian salesmen and fake auditors should stay back and sell in Ibadan, Nigeria. 😆😆😆😆

I knew it, Villagers at work!