Project title/Contract number: "Mobility of Health professionals" Acronym MoHProf
Mobility of Health Professionals (MoHProf) was a global research project funded by the European Commission as a medium-scale collaborative project within the Seventh Framework Programme, over a three-year period starting from November 2008. Scientific institutes conducted comparable investigations and have been working together with worldwide active international organisations which have global links to research and policy development on international mobility of health workers. Lead partner was the Scientific Institute of the Medical Association of German Doctors (WIAD), Germany. A Research Steering Group supervised studies conducted by Regional Research Partners with the support of national consultants in 25 countries on all continents.
The general objective of MoHProf was to analyse
current trends of mobility of health professionals, physicians and nurses in
particular within the EU, from third countries to the EU and vice versa.
Studies on macro and micro level took place with comparable methodological
approaches in sending and destination countries within and outside the EU to
determine quantitative and qualitative impacts of several types of mobility on
the respective national health care systems. The essential methodological
feature of MoHProf was a mainly qualitative approach which analysed quantities
and qualities of migration flows. Beyond the analysis of existing statistics,
the collection and analysis of comparable, specified and qualified data and
information was conducted to determine in more detail general qualitative
features of worldwide mobility of health workers as well as distinctive
particularities.
The countries under investigation were: Austria,
Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom, Russia and Ukraine, Angola,
Egypt, Ghana, India, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa and the Philippines,
Australia, Canada and USA.
The policy dimension of the project comprised the
development of recommendations on human resource policies in European and third
countries. Thus, the project gathered evidence about basic questions and
knowledge gaps relating to international migration of health workers, which
implied analysis of migration flows, evaluation of policies addressing
migration and the development of recommendations concerning these policies.
The final results of MoHProf are presented in
different but related formats.
a) National Reports: detailed country specific reports
integrating all macro and micro data
b) National Profiles: short version of the main
outcomes at national level
c) Final Summary Report: provides a comparative and
comprehensive summary of the project based on the national data and updated
information on the global context to present the state of research achieved by
MoHProf
d) Recommendations: general recommendations for Europe
and third countries based on the research activities and input from
stakeholders during a final international conference included in the summary
report
WIAD was the coordinator and as well as regional
research partner. The following research institutes have been regional partners
and thus each responsible for the implementation of studies in several
countries.
• Scientific Institute of the Medical Association of
German Doctors (WIAD), Germany
• Centre of Migration Research of the Warsaw
University (CMR), Poland
• Medical University of Varna (MUV), Bulgaria
• Institute of Health Policy and Development Studies
of the University of the Philippines
• Public Health Institute (PHI), USA
• International Organization for Migration (IOM),
Mission with Regional Functions South Africa
The research institutes closely worked together with
the following professional organisations:
• International Hospital Federation (IHF), France
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Brussels, Belgium
• International Council of Nurses (ICN), Switzerland
• World Medical Association (WMA), France
• European Medical Association (EMA), Belgium
• Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA), Switzerland
The general objective of MoHProf was to research and
analyse current trends of mobility of health professionals, physicians and
nurses in particular within the European Union, from third countries to the EU
and vice versa. Studies took place with comparable methodological approaches in
sending as well as destination countries within and outside the European Union,
but the focus was on EU member states. Comparative studies on macro and micro
level were conducted in a theoretically selected sample in different countries
to determine quantitative as well as qualitative impacts of several types of
mobility on the respective national health care systems.
The countries under investigation were: Austria,
Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom, Russia and Ukraine, Angola,
Egypt, Ghana, India, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa and the Philippines,
Australia, Canada and USA.
Research area: Medicine, Public Health
Implementation period: 2008-2012
