National Reporting Instrument 2015

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Section: Background

Hide [S01] Monitoring progress on the implementation of Code – Second round reporting (2015-2016)

On May 21, 2010 the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel (the “Code”) was adopted by the 193 Member States of the World Health Organization. The Code encourages information exchange on issues related to health personnel and health systems in the context of migration, and suggests regular reporting every three years on measures taken to implement the Code. The reporting process is an integral component of the effective implementation of the voluntary principles and practices recommended by the Code.

A self-assessment tool for countries second-round reporting

To monitor the progress made in implementing the Code, and in accordance with the request of the World Health Assembly (Resolution WHA63.16), a national self-assessment tool was created for Member States.

You have been nominated as Designated National Authority (DNA) to respond to the updated national reporting instrument (NRI) via this web-based data interface.

Disclaimer: The data and information collected through the National Reporting Instrument will be made publicly available via the WHO web-site following the proceedings of the World Health Assembly, May 2016.

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Contact details

Hide [G1Q00001] Name of Member State

Papua New Guinea

Hide [G1Q00002] Contact information of DNA

Full name of institution

National Department Health

Name of contact officer

Dr. Goa Tau

Title of contact officer

CHief Medical Officer/EMMS

Mailing address

NDoH, P.O Box 807, Waigani, NCD, Papua New Guinea

Telephone number

675-3013837

Fax number

675-3239287

Email address

gtau.chief@gmail.com

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Section 01: Qualitative information (1-4)

Hide [S11] 1) In your country, do equally qualified and experienced migrant health personnel enjoy the same legal rights and responsibilities as the domestically trained health workforce in terms of employment and conditions of work?

Yes

Hide [S12] 2) Which legal safeguards and/or other mechanisms are in place to ensure that migrant health personnel enjoy the same legal rights and responsibilities as the domestically trained health workforce? Please tick all options that apply from the list below:

2.a) Migrant health personnel are recruited internationally using mechanisms that allow them to assess the benefits and risk associated with employment positions and to make timely and informed decisions regarding them

2.b) Migrant health personnel are hired, promoted and remunerated based on objective criteria such as levels of qualification, years of experience and degrees of professional responsibility on the same basis as the domestically trained health workforce

2.c) Migrant health personnel enjoy the same opportunities as the domestically trained health workforce to strengthen their professional education, qualifications and career progression

2.d) Other mechanism, please provide details if possible:

Other

Hide [S13] 3) Please submit any other comments or information you wish to provide regarding legal, administrative and other measures that have been taken or are planned in your country to ensure fair recruitment and employment practices.

The International recruitment program is dependent on the un availability of the Local Expert that may not be available. If this is identified than the position isadvertised locally and internatonally. Their remuneration is generally same or higher that local counterparts.

Hide [S14] 4) Please submit any other comments or information you wish to provide regarding difficulties faced by your health personnel working outside your country and any measures that have been taken or are planned in your country to ensure their fair recruitment and employment practices.

This is currently up to each individual when they are and have taken up positions overseas. They are so far generally recruited on their own merits.

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Section 01: Qualitative information (5-12)

Hide [S15] 5) Has your country or its sub-national governments entered into bilateral, regional or multilateral agreements or arrangements addressing the international recruitment of health personnel?

Hide [S15b] If 'No', please proceed using 'Next' button at the bottom of the screen.

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Section 01: Qualitative information (5-12) contd.

Hide [S17] 7) If your country or its sub-national governments entered into bilateral, regional or multilateral agreements, do those take account of the needs of developing countries and countries with economies in transition?

Hide [S19] 9) Does your country strive to meet its health personnel needs with its domestically trained health personnel, notably through measures to educate, retain and sustain a health workforce that is appropriate for the specific conditions of your country, including areas of greatest need?

Yes

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10) If “Yes”, use Table B below to indicate the top 3 measures in place :

Table B – measures taken to educate, retain and sustain the health workforce

	Measure Type	Description
10.a)	Remunerations	Salaries and allowances higher than national counterparts
10.b)	Continuing Medical Education	every opportunity is given for local and international
10.c)	Decision Making	Intergrate clinical activities to decision making

Hide [S111] 11) Has your country adopted measures to address the geographical mal-distribution of health workers and to support their retention in underserved areas?

Yes

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12) If “Yes”, use Table C below to indicate the top 3 measures in place :

Table C – measures taken to address the geographical mal-distribution of health workers

	Measure Type	Description
12.a)	Referral Policy	All provincial Health Facilities are given mandates to manage their patients
12.b)	Schools	Locating all nursing schools in all provinces closer to homes
12.c)	Funding	Levels of government are resourced at their respective geographical provincial level

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Section 01: Qualitative information (13-17)

Hide [S113] 13) Does your country have any (government and/or non-government) programs or institutions undertaking research in health personnel migration?

Hide [S115] 15) Has your country established a database of laws and regulations related to international health personnel recruitment and migration and, as appropriate, information related to their implementation?

Hide [S116] 16) Does your country have any mechanism(s) or entity(ies) to maintain statistical records of health personnel whose first qualification was obtained overseas?

Yes

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16.1) Please use Table E below to provide the contact details of each entity.

Table E Contact details of mechanism(s) or entity(ies) maintaining statistical records of health personnel whose first qualification was obtained overseas

	Name of mechanism or entity	Contact details	Web-link (if available)
16.1 a)	Medical Board of Papue New Guinea	Registrar Medical Board,	beval_orari@health.gov.pg
16.1 b)	Nursing Council Papua new gUinea	NUrsing Council Registrar	Marie.Kavu@hhisp.org
16.1 c)
16.1 d)
16.1 e)
16.1 f)
16.1 g)

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16.2) For the entity named in Q(16.1) please use Table F below to specify whether the information gathered include the following:

Table F Description of the statistical information available on the internationally recruited health personnel

Hide [S1162col1] 16.2)

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Entity

Hide [S1162col3] Occupation category

Hide [S1162col4] Country of first qualification

Hide [S1162col5] Year of first recruitment

Hide [S1162col6] Age

Hide [S1162col7] Sex

Hide [S1162aa] Entity 1

Hide [S1162a] Entity

Medical Board PNG

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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors

Nurses

Midwives

Nurses/Midwives*

Dentists

Pharmacists

Other

Hide [S1162c] Country of first qualification

Yes

Hide [S1162d] Year of first recruitment

Yes

Hide [S1162e] Age

Yes

Hide [S1162f] Sex

Yes

Hide [S1162bb] Entity 2

Hide [S1162a2] Entity

Nursing Council PNG

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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors

Nurses

Midwives

Nurses/Midwives*

Dentists

Pharmacists

Community Health Workers

Other

Hide [S1162c2] Country of first qualification

Yes

Hide [S1162d2] Year of first recruitment

Yes

Hide [S1162e2] Age

Yes

Hide [S1162f2] Sex

Yes

Hide [S11623] Entity 3

Hide [S1162a3] Entity

Hide [S1162b3]

Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors

Nurses

Midwives

Nurses/Midwives*

Dentists

Pharmacists

Other

Hide [S1162c3] Country of first qualification

Hide [S1162d3] Year of first recruitment

Hide [S1162e3] Age

Hide [S1162f3] Sex

Hide [S1162dd] Entity 4

Hide [S1162a4] Entity

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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors

Nurses

Midwives

Nurses/Midwives*

Dentists

Pharmacists

Other

Hide [S1162c4] Country of first qualification

Hide [S116d4] Year of first recruitment

Hide [S1162e4] Age

Hide [S1162f4] Sex

Hide [S1162ee] Entity 5

Hide [S1162a5] Entity

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Categories of Skilled Health Personnel (Include all that apply)

* Please use this category only if the information available has no clear separation in reported numbers between the two cadres

Doctors

Nurses

Midwives

Nurses/Midwives*

Dentists

Pharmacists

Other

Hide [S1162c5] Country of first qualification

Hide [S1162d5] Year of first recruitment

Hide [S1162e5] Age

Hide [S1162f5] Sex

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Section 01: Qualitative information (13-17) contd.

Hide [S117] 17) Does your country have any mechanism(s) or entity(ies) to regulate or grant authorization to practice to internationally recruited health personnel and maintain statistical records on them?

Hide [S117b] If 'No', please proceed using 'Next' button at the bottom of the screen.

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Section 01: Qualitative information (18-21)

Hide [S118] 18) Has an assessment of what is needed to implement the Code at the national, sub-national and local level been made?

Hide [S119] 19) Has your country taken any steps to implement the Code?

Hide [S121] 21) Please list in priority order, the three main constraints to the implementation of the Code in your country and propose possible solutions:

	Main constraints	Possible solution
21.a)
21.b)
21.c)

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Section 01: Qualitative information (22-24)

Hide [S122] 22) Has your country provided assistance to one or more Member States or other stakeholders to support their implementation of the Code?

Hide [S123] 23) Does your country receive / requested assistance from one or more countries or other stakeholders to support its implementation of the Code?

Hide [S124] 24.1) Please submit any other complementary comments or material you wish to provide regarding the international recruitment and management of migration of the health workforce that would relate to implementation of the Code.

Hide [S242] 24.2) Please submit any other complementary material you wish to provide regarding the international recruitment and management of migration of the health workforce that would relate to implementation of the Code.

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Section 02: Quantitative information - Minimum Data Sets

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Questionnaire on Foreign-trained Doctors and Nurses

Please follow the instructions within the spreadsheet to complete the questionnaire.

To download the spreadheet please follow the link: /dataformv6/upload/surveys/378366/docs/Adapted_Template_Workforce%20Migration_2015.xls

Hide [S22] Please upload the filled out spreadsheet here

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Section 03: Reporting instrument for other stakeholders (optional)

Hide [S31] Submitted by:

Hide [S32] Contact details:

Hide [S33] Name of entity submitting the report:

Hide [S34] Responsible and/or contact person:

Hide [S35] Mailing address:

Hide [S36] Telephone number:

Hide [S37] Fax:

Hide [S38] Email:

Hide [S39] Website URL :

Hide [S310] Description of the entity submitting the report:

Hide [S311] Please describe the entity submitting this report and the nature of its involvement or interest in international health personnel migration issues relevant to the Code.