Towards a Regional Strategy to Strengthen the Nurse Workforce of the English-speaking CARICOM : International Legal Instruments, Agreements and Obligations

The supply of nurses in the English-Speaking Caribbean is insufficient to meet the demand with growing shortages fuelled by the health needs of a rapidly aging population and tremendous losses of human capital occurring at multiple points in the markets. In defining the scope of commitments of a regional legal agreement, English-Speaking Caribbean Community (ES CARICOM) states will have to ascertain whether states would commit to actions to strengthen the nurse workforce or the health workforce more broadly. While the challenges of strengthening the nurse workforce have been systematically assessed, information about other groups of health professionals remains patchy. In 2008, at the request of the Ministers of Health, the World Bank initiated a stream of work to strengthen the nurse workforce in the English-speaking Caribbean. The study estimated the stock of nurses in the ES CARICOM at approximately 7,800 in 2007 with growing shortages under existing policies at 3,400 in 2007 increasing to 10,700 nurses in 2025 due to the health needs of a rapidly aging population. There are two types of international legal instruments: legally binding instruments or treaties; and non-legally binding instruments.

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Main Authors: Kurowski, Christoph, Carpio, Carmen, Vujicic, Marko, Gostin, Lawrence O., Baytor, Tanya
Format: Health Sector Review biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-01
Subjects:ABUSIVE CONDITIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AGING, ARBITRAL TRIBUNALS, ASSETS, AUTHORITATIVE STATUS, AUTHORITY, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BEST PRACTICE, BEST PRACTICES, BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, BILATERAL TREATIES, BILATERAL TREATY, BINDING AGREEMENT, BINDING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, BRAIN DRAIN, BULLETIN, CAPACITY BUILDING, CHILD LABOR, CHRONIC CONDITIONS, CITIZENSHIP, CIVIL SOCIETY, CODES OF CONDUCT, CONSUMER PROTECTION, CONVENTION CONCERNING MIGRATION, CONVENTION CONCERNING MIGRATION FOR EMPLOYMENT, COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION, CRIMINAL, CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW, DEFICITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, DISSEMINATION, DOMESTIC LEGAL EFFECT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC STATUS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, ENFORCEABILITY, ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, ENTRY INTO FORCE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL TREATIES, EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, EQUITABLE ACCESS, ETHICS, EUROPEAN COURT, EUROPEAN UNION, EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, FISCAL POLICY, FOREIGN CAPITAL, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL HEALTH, GLOBALIZATION, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTH WORKERS, HOSPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS, ILLEGAL MIGRANTS, IMMIGRATION, IMMIGRATION POLICIES, IMPACT OF MIGRATION, IMPACT ON HEALTH, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INFORMED CONSENT, INITIATIVE, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES, INSTRUMENT, INSTRUMENTS OF RATIFICATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION, INTERNATIONAL LAW, INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM, INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, JOB CREATION, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JUDICIAL INSTITUTION, JUDICIARIES, JUSTICE, LABOR EXPLOITATION, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR STANDARDS, LAW OF TREATIES, LAWS, LEADERSHIP, LEGAL AGREEMENT, LEGAL AGREEMENTS, LEGAL COMMITMENT, LEGAL CONSEQUENCES, LEGAL INSTRUMENTS, LEGAL OBLIGATION, LEGAL OBLIGATIONS, LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENTS, LEVEL OF COMMITMENT, LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE, LOBBYING, MANDATES, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKET REFORMS, MEDIA, MEDICAL ATTENTION, MIDWIFERY, MIDWIVES, MIGRANT, MIGRANT WORKERS, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MIGRATION FLOWS, MIGRATION FOR EMPLOYMENT, MINISTER, MINISTERS, MINISTERS OF HEALTH, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS, MULTILATERAL TREATIES, MULTINATIONAL, NATIONAL LEGISLATION, NATIONAL PLAN, NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION, NATIONAL POLICIES, NATIONAL POLICY, NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY, NATIONALS, NATURAL DISASTER, NURSE, NURSES, NURSING, NUTRITION, OPEN MARKET, OZONE, PARAMEDICS, PERSONNEL POLICIES, PESTICIDES, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, PHYSIOTHERAPY, PLAN OF ACTION, PLANS OF ACTION, POLICY DECISIONS, POLITICAL SUPPORT, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PROTOCOL, PROTOCOLS, PUBLIC DEBATE, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC POLICY, PUSH FACTORS, QUALITY CARE, QUALITY EDUCATION, RATIFICATION, RATIFICATION PROCESS, REGIONAL ACTION, REGIONAL STRATEGY, REGULATORY SYSTEMS, REMEDIES, REMEDY, REMITTANCES, RESPECT, RETURN, SANCTIONS, SELF-REGULATION, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE­DELIVERY, SEX, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOVEREIGNTY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TEMPORARY MIGRATION, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE UNIONS, TRADING, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, TRANSACTION, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORTATION, TREATIES, TREATY, TREATY NEGOTIATIONS, TRUST FUND, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WAR, WITHDRAWAL, WORKERS, WORKFORCE, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16344570/towards-regional-strategy-strengthen-nurse-workforce-english-speaking-caricom-caribbean-community-international-legal-instruments-agreements-obligations
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12994
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