National Reporting Instrument 2021

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Background

Hide [iBG] Adopted in 2010 at the 63rd World Health Assembly (WHA Res 63.16), the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel (“the Code”) seeks to strengthen the understanding and ethical management of international health personnel recruitment through improved data, information, and international cooperation.

Article 7 of the Code encourages WHO Member States to exchange information on the international recruitment and migration of health personnel. The WHO Director General is additionally mandated to report to the World Health Assembly every 3 years.

WHO Member States completed the 3rd round of national reporting in March 2019. The WHO Director General reported progress on implementation to the 72nd World Health Assembly in May 2019 (A 72/23). The 3rd Round of National Reporting additionally informed the Member-State led Review of the Code’s relevance and effectiveness, as presented to the 73rd WHA in 2020 (A 73/9).

The Review highlights that Code implementation, through targeted support and safeguards, is necessary to ensure that Health Emergency and Universal Health Coverage-related progress in Member States serves to reinforce rather than compromise similar achievement in others. In light of the considerations in the Report and decision WHA 73(30), the WHO Secretariat has additionally prepared the Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020.

The National Reporting Instrument (NRI) is a country-based, self-assessment tool for information exchange and Code monitoring. The NRI enables WHO to collect and share current evidence and information on the international recruitment and migration of health personnel. The findings from the 4th Round of National Reporting are to be presented at the 75th World Health Assembly in May 2022. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the NRI (2021) has been adapted to additionally capture information related to health personnel recruitment and migration in the context of the pandemic.

The deadline for submitting reports is 31 January 2022.

Should technical difficulties prevent national authorities from filling in the online questionnaire, it is also possible to download the NRI via the link: https://www.who.int/teams/health-workforce/migration/code-nri. Please complete the NRI and submit it, electronically or in hard copy, to the following address:

Health Workforce Department
Universal Health Coverage and Health Systems
World Health Organization
20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
hrhinfo@who.int

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 75th WHA in 2022. The quantitative data collected will be updated on and available through the National Health Workforce Accounts online platform. (http://www.who.int/hrh/statistics/nhwa/en/).
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I have read and understood the WHO policy on the use and sharing of data collected by WHO in Member States outside the context of public health emergencies
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Designated National Authority Contact Details

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Country
United Arab Emirates
Full name of institution:
Adnan
Name of designated national authority:
Dr Alya Zaid Mohammed Harbi
Title of designated national authority:
Director - Statistics and Research Center department
Telephone number: (E.g. +41227911530 .)
+97142301496
Email: (Please enter one email address only.)
Adnan.AlReyami@ehs.gov.ae,hrhinfo@who.int
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Implementation of the Code

Hide [q1] 1. Has your country taken steps to implement the Code?
Yes
Hide [q1x1x] 1.1 Actions have been taken to communicate and share information across sectors on the international recruitment and migration of health personnel, as well as to publicize the Code, among relevant ministries, departments and agencies, nationally and/or sub-nationally.
Yes
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Emails were distributed to the concerned stakeholders highlighting and publicizing in brief about the WHO Global Code of Practise along with the NRI form.
Action 2
Action 3
Hide [q1x2x] 1.2 Measures have been taken or are being considered to introduce changes to laws or policies consistent with the recommendations of the Code.
Yes
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Unified Law of Evaluation and Licensing Health Personnel (PQR)
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Hide [q1x3x] 1.3 Records are maintained on all recruiters authorized by competent authorities to operate within their jurisdiction.
Yes
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Yes, Through Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation they have a list of all recruiters and they keep monitoring them.
Hide [q1x4x] 1.4 Good practices, as called for by the Code, are encouraged and promoted among recruitment agencies.
Yes
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1.4.1 Promotion of the Code among private recruitment agencies.
الترويج للمدوّنة ضمن وكالات التوظيف التابعة للقطاع الخاص. تعريف وكالات التوظيف: استخدام العامل بقصد إتاحته لطرف ثالث (المُستخدِم أو المستفيد) لتنفيذ عمل أو خدمة ما تحت اشرافه، وتصبح الوكالة في هذه الحالة صاحب عمل تربطه علاقة عمل مباشرة مع العامل المعني. ويكون في الحالتين المشار إليهما أن يكون العامل مستقدما من خارج الدولة، أو أن يكون موجودا أصلا داخل الدولة. يتم الترويج لوكالات التوظيف عن طريق موقع الوزارة الإلكتروني، مركز الاتصال، قنوات التواصل الاجتماعي. ينظم قانون العمل رقم (8) لعام 1980 والقرارات الوزارية المنفذه له انشطة وممارسات عمل جميع وكالات التوظيف الخاصة على النحو الذي يضمن التزام تلك الوكالات بمبادئ التوظيف العادل والحقوق الانسانية للعمال الوافدين بما فيهم جميع فئات العاملين في القطاع الصحي من الأطباء و الممرضين ومقدمي خدمات الرعاية الصحية في مؤسسات القطاع الخاص أو في المنازل وعلى الرغم من عدم إشارة التشريعات المشار اليها اعلاه الى مدونة السلوك الصادرة عن منظمة الصحة العالمية تحديدا، إلا انها تتضمن ذات المبادئ والأسس، كونها من المعايير الدولية التي تحرص الدولة على تطوير تشريعاتها وفقا لها، وذلك على النحو التالي: 1-ضمان حق العاملين الوافدين في الموافقة المستنيرة على عقود وشروط وظروف العمل من خلال تطبيق سياسة واجراءات شفافية التعاقد والتي تقضي بحصول العاملين على عرض عمل يتضمن المسمى الوظيفي وواجبات الوظيفة واسم صاحب العمل وجميع شروط وظروف العمل التي يعرضها صاحب العمل وضمان موافقة العامل عليها قبل مغادرته بلدة الأصلي. 2-ضمان التزام صاحب العمل بتحمل تكلفة الاستقدام من الخارج وعدم تحميلها للعامل الوافد . 3-الزام وكالات الاستقدام بعدم القيام بأي ممارسات تمييزية ضد العاملين خلال مرحلتي الاستقطاب والاستقدام وحتى استلام العمل. 4-حماية العمال الوافدين من التعرض للعنف أو التحرش أو أي ممارسات غير عادلة. فيما يتعلق بتعزيز وتشجيع الهجرة الدائرية، تعتبر دولة الإمارات واحدة من أكثر الدول جذباً للأجانب لأغراض العمل والإقامة، ويرجع السبب في ذلك إلى ارتفاع مستوى المعيشة، والبنية التحتية المتطورة، والاستقرار السياسي والاقتصادي، والقرب الجغرافي من العديد من دول العالم، اضافة الى سياسات الاعفاء الضريبي على الرواتب. فضلا عن ذلك أقرت الدولة سياسات ساهمت في تمكين العمال الوافدين من الاستقرار في الدولة، خاصة من العاملين في الكادر الطبي اللذين يتم منحهم حق الاقامة طويلة المدى للبحث عن فرص عمل وفق شروط معينه. توفر الدولة كذلك العديد من الخدمات الصحية والتعليمية عالية المستوى للعمال الوافدين بالمساواة مع المواطنين، اضافة الى بعض الخدمات الاخرى التي تمكن العمال الوافدين من تحقيق التوازن بين الحياة الشخصية والعملية. نشير كذلك الى ان التشريعات والسياسات الوطنية لا تضع أي قيود على العمال الوافدين – إلا في حال وجود أحكام قضائية- سواء الراغبين في العودة إلى دولة المنشأة أو الراغبين في القدوم مرة أخرى ومعاودة التعاقد للعمل في الامارات أو للبحث عن فرصة عمل مناسبة في حالة الكوادر الطبية الحاصلين على الاقامة الذهبية. وجميع هذه التشريعات و السياسات سالفة الذكر تساهم إلى حد كبير في تعزيز الهجرة الدائرية.
1.4.2 Domestic legislation or policy requiring ethical practice of private recruitment agencies, as consistent with the principles and articles of the Code.
. التشريع المحلي او السياسة المحلية التي تنص على قواعد الممارسة الأخلاقية من جانب وكالات التوظيف التابعة للقطاع الخاص. وجود قرار وزاري رقم (211) لسنة 2020 بشأن ترخيص وتنظيم عمل وكالات التوظيف الخاصة (مرفق صوره من القرار)
1.4.3 Public or private certification of ethical practice for private recruitment agencies.
شهادة من القطاع العام أو من القطاع الخاص بشأن قواعد الممارسة الأخلاقية لوكالات التوظيف التابعة للقطاع الخاص. تضمن القرار الوزاري رقم 211 لسنة 2020 بشأن ترخيص وتنظيم عمل وكالات التوظيف الخاصة على عدة اشتراطات للحصول على ترخيص ممارسة وكالات التوظيف الخاصة وهي كالتالي: أن يكون بالغاً من العمر 21سنة، كامل الأهلية، إماراتي الجنسية إذا كان شخصاً طبيعيًا، وأن يكون جميع الشركاء في الشخص الاعتباري الذي يتقدم للحصول على هذا الترخيص من جنسية الامارات. أن لا يكون الشخص الطبيعي، أو أي من الشركاء في الشخص الاعتباري، قد حُكم عليه في جريمة مخلة بالشرف أو الأمانة او في جريمة من جرائم الإتجار بالبشر، أو الجرائم المنصوص عليها في قانون تنظيم علاقات العمل أو القرارات الصادرة تنفيذاً له، ما لم يكن قد رُدَّ إليه اعتباره إذا كان الحكم عليه بعقوبة مقيدة للحرية، أو بعد مضي سنة من تاريخ الحكم إذا كان صادراً بالغرامة. ألا يكون طالب الترخيص أو أي من الشركاء في الشخص الاعتباري طالب الترخيص، من موظفي الوزارة بالقطاعات التشغيلية ذات العلاقة، أو قريب له من الدرجة الاولى، بما في ذلك الزوج أو الزوجة. أن يقدم للوزارة ضمانا بنكيا لا تقل قيمته عن مليون درهم في حالة الترخيص بوكالة التوظيف المؤقت، ويجب أن يتجدد هذا الضمان تلقائيا، ويجوز للوزارة أن تقرر نظاما للتأمين كبديل عن هذا الضمان. وللوزارة القيام بتخصيص كل أو بعض الضمان أو التأمين لسداد أية مبالغ تكون مستحقة على الوكالة لعدم قيامها بتنفيذ الالتزامات المترتبة عليها بموجب أحكام هذا القرار، أو لعدم التقيد بالتعليمات والقرارات الصادرة بموجبه. أن يكون له مقر واضح العنوان مخصص لمزاولة أعمال الوكالة دون غيرها وأن يكون هذا المقر مرخصا لهذه الغاية من الجهات المحلية حسب المعايير والمواصفات التي تحددها التعليمات والاجراءات التنفيذية الصادرة بناء على هذا القرار، ولا يجوز ممارسة عمل الوكالة إلا من خلال المقر المحدد. أن يقدم تعهداً مكتوباً بعدم إجراء اي تغيير في الشركاء بالإضافة أو بالاستبدال إلا بعد الموافقة المكتوبة من الوزارة واستخدام العدد الكافي من الإداريين والمشرفين في الوكالة ممن تتوافر لديهم الخبرة المناسبة، وللوزارة إلزام الوكالة بأن يكون عدد هؤلاء الإداريين والمشرفين من المواطنين. أن يعين مدير للوكالة إماراتي الجنسية، حاصلاً على مؤهل جامعي بالنسبة لوكالة التوظيف المؤقت. أن يكون له مقر واضح العنوان مخصص لمزاولة أعمال الوكالة دون غيرها وأن يكون هذا المقر مرخصا لهذه الغاية من الجهات المحلية حسب المعايير والمواصفات التي تحددها التعليمات والاجراءات التنفيذية الصادرة بناء على هذا القرار، ولا يجوز ممارسة عمل الوكالة إلا من خلال المقر المحدد. أن يقدم تعهداً مكتوباً بعدم إجراء اي تغيير في الشركاء بالإضافة أو بالاستبدال إلا بعد الموافقة المكتوبة من الوزارة واستخدام العدد الكافي من الإداريين والمشرفين في الوكالة ممن تتوافر لديهم الخبرة المناسبة، وللوزارة إلزام الوكالة بأن يكون عدد هؤلاء الإداريين والمشرفين من المواطنين. أن يقدم إقرار مكتوباً يلتزم فيه بما تقرره الجهات الحكومية في شأن نسب التوطين بين العاملين الذين يقوم بإلحاقهم في سوق العمل في الدولة. .يجوز للوكالة فتح فروع لها في ذات الامارة المرخصة بها، أو في أية امارة اخرى بعد حصولها على ترخيص جديد من الوزارة. وللوزير اعفاء طالب الترخيص من بعض الشروط الواردة في هذي المادة في ضوء نسب التوطين التي تلتزم بها الوكالة وبشرط الا يخل هذا الاعفاء بضمان حقوق العامل. ثانياً: التزامات الوكالة: أن تكون العقود التي نبرمها مع العامل ومع صاحب العمل ومع (المستخدم أو المستفيد) مكتوبة ومحدد فيها التزامات كل طرف بدقة ، وفي حال إغفال النص عن أي التزام فإن الوكالة تتحمل هذا الالتزام الاحتفاظ بسجلات خاصة بالعمال الذين جرى تشغيلهم بواسطة الوكالة لمدة لا تقل عن ثلاث سنوات، بحيث تحتوي على التفاصيل المتعلقة بكل عامل وأماكن استخدامه وتفاصيل المنشأة المستخدمة والأجر ونسخ العقود وغيرها من التفصيلات التي تحددها الوزارة.، و‌تزويد الوزارة بكشوفات ربع سنوية بتلك العقود والتفاصيل. القيام بتنفيذ جميع الالتزامات المقررة قانوناُ على أي صاحب عمل اتجاه العامل، وعدم التقاعس عن تنفيذ هذه الالتزامات بسبب عدم وفاء المستخدم بالاتفاق المبرم معها، وأن تكون الوكالة المسؤول الأول في جميع الأحوال عن تنفيذ الالتزامات. تزويد العمال بنسخة عن شروط الاستخدام المتفق عليها مع المستخدم، وبيان المهام المطلوب من هذا العامل تنفيذها. عدم إبقاء العامل لدى أي مستخدم بما يتجاوز المدد التي تحددها الوزارة للتشغيل. عدم تزويد العمالة لأي صاحب عمل لغايات تزويده بالعمالة أو استبدال العمالة المستقدمين من قبله بعمال اخرين حال كون صاحب العمل داخلا في منازعات عمالية جماعية او كان قد صدر قرار بوقف منشآته. لقيام في كل الاحوال بتنفيذ جميع الالتزامات المقررة قانوناُ على أي صاحب عمل اتجاه العامل الا ما يستثنى بنص خاص بهذا
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Hide [q1x5x] 1.5 Measures have been taken to consult stakeholders in decision-making processes and/or involve them in activities related to the international recruitment of health personnel.
No
Hide [q1x6x] 1.6 Other steps:
No
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Partnerships, Technical Collaboration and Financial Support 1/2

Hide [q2x1] 2.1. Has your country provided technical or financial assistance to one or more WHO Member States, particularly developing countries, or other stakeholders to support the implementation of the Code?
2.1.1 Specific support for implementation of the Code
2.1.2 Support for health system strengthening
Yes
2.1.3 Support for health personnel development
2.1.4 No support provided
2.1.5 Other areas of support:
Hide [q2x1oth] 2.1.5 Other areas of support:
Support Area 1
For health system strengthening - The United Arab Emirates supports many countries in various fields Including health, Please review the data published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Open Data Section https://www.mofa.gov.ae/OpenData/Pages/default.aspx
Support Area 2
Other area of support - The United Arab Emirates supports many countries in various fields Including health, Please review the data published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Open Data Section https://www.mofa.gov.ae/OpenData/Pages/default.aspx
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Hide [q2x2] 2.2. Has your country received technical or financial assistance from one or more WHO Member States, the WHO secretariat, or other stakeholders to support the implementation of the Code?
2.2.1 Specific support for implementation of the Code
2.2.2 Support for health system strengthening
2.2.3 Support for health personnel development
2.2.4 No support received
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Partnerships, Technical Collaboration and Financial Support 2/2

Hide [q3] 3. Has your country or its sub-national governments entered into bilateral, multilateral, or regional agreements and/or arrangements with respect to the international recruitment and migration of health personnel?
Yes
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Education and training Institutional capacity building Promotion of circular migration Retention strategies Recognition of health personnel Recruitment of health personnel Twinning of health care facilities Other mechanism (include details if possible):
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Doctors Nurses Midwives Dentists Pharmacists Other (include details as necessary) :
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Health Workforce Development and Health System Sustainability

Hide [q4] 4. Does your country strive to meet its health personnel needs with its domestically trained health personnel, including 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
Hide [q4x1x] 4.1 Measures taken to educate the health workforce
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4.1.1 Manage production
4.1.2 Improve quality of education
4.1.3 Strengthen regulation
• Training and development. Mandatory for the licensing renewal to have CME (Continuing medical education) annually , 40 hours for physicians , 20 hours for Technicians and 10 hours for Nurses. (Need to check these Numbers as per PQR). • Launching of the Learning Management System (LMS)/ Maharati: E-Learning through Maharati will allow employees to take courses at their own time and pace. Three training delivery methods are implemented in TDC: • E-learning: Self-paced and Facilitated • Blended Learning • Classroom Training • Offer on job training • Train the trainer • Use of simulators in training, Case Studies, Gamification, Team-Building Exercises, mentoring, internships.
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Hide [q4x2x] 4.2 Measures taken to ensure the sustainability* of the health workforce
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4.2.1 Workforce planning/forecasting
4.2.2 Increasing domestic production and education opportunities
4.2.3 Increasing employment opportunities
4.2.4 Manage recruitment of international health personnel
• Training and development. Continuous review of laws and legislation. Trying to give health staff more benefits. • Offering opportunities to health workforce to attend international and domestic conferences. • Providing Leaves for attending above conferences along with attempt to obtain free seats for attending these conferences from TDC Partners thereby getting more staff trained. • Study leaves are granted for continuing studies (Eg -Academic degrees) of health workforce • Enhancements of the performance appraisal and development of new career ladder.
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Hide [q4x3x] 4.3 Measures taken to address the geographical mal-distribution and retention of health workers*
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4.3.1 Education (Education institutions in underserved areas; students from under-served areas; relevant topics in education/professional development programmes; others)
• The plan of redistribution and filling the gaps that the Ministry of Health and prevention is working on to meet the needs of all regions • In UAE there are no remote areas. All emirates are well developed. • TDC has encouraged and partnered with local entities and colleges like HCT to open Nursing Education programmes in RAK, Fujairah (Northern Emirates) • TDC is trying to open site centers for training on life support courses in the northern emirates viz Fujairah and RAK.
4.3.2 Regulation (Mandatory service agreements; scholarships and education subsidies with return of service agreements; enhanced scope of practice; task shifting; skill-mix; others)
• Qualifying and training employees in the field of future skills like genomic medicine, robotic surgery, data analysis and others. • Management of programs for medical specialties. • Developing a simulation lab and holding different partnerships with universities and expertise houses to boost training processes. • Enabling current employees to improve their educational attainment in all disciplines (Masters in Specialized Nursing and Critical Care, Dentistry, future jobs, etc.) • Applying forms, types, and programs for learning and development of talents and capacity building, such as job shadowing, simulation, programs to qualify future leaders, succession, and enrolling employees in specialized diplomas and others. • Sponsoring high school graduates “Masar Program” with the aim of enabling students to study the nursing profession and investing in them, enabling employees to improve their educational attainment (scholarships for nurses), study vacations and scholarships and preparing a large group of experts and trainers in various disciplines and fields to transfer knowledge and training for other employees, which contributed to achieving significant financial savings for the Ministry. • Enable employees to attend local and external conferences and enable employees to learn about different best practices through field visits, benchmarking, and others. The Ministry works on measuring and evaluating the impact of empowerment programs and identifying appropriate areas of improvement and development. برنامج مسار لخريجي الثانوية العامة (للمواطنين): برنامج يختص بتبني الطلبة المواطنين خريجي الثانوية العامة من خلال قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم (31) لسنة 2010 في شأن نظام رعاية خريجي الثانوية العامة المواطنين في القطاع الحكومي الاتحادي(برنامج مسار)، و ذلك لتوجيههم إلى التخصصات ذات الاحتياج و التي يتم رصدها علمياً من خلال المؤسسات الحكومية مع التأكد من وجود وظائف ذات درجات وظيفية مناسبة مع دراستهم عند تخرجهم، بالإضافة الى تخصيص راتب شهري كدافع لإتمام الدراسة بجانب تحمل المؤسسات لجميع مصاريف و رسوم الدراسة للمبتعث. مبادرة تعزيز جاذبية مهنة التمريض بناء على قرار المجلس الوزاري للخدمات رقم 1042 لسنة2012. تهدف هذه المبادرة المنبثقة من الخلوة الوزارية لاستقطاب الكوادر المواطنة في مهنة التمريض على مستوى الدولة فوجود الكادر المواطن بالعدد والنوعية الملائمة لاحتياجات المجتمع الصحية سيساهم في توفير رعاية صحية متميزة تلائم بيئة وثقافة الدولة فضلا عن تطبيق خطط توطين المهنة . تقدم وزارة الصحة بموجب هذه المبادرة منحا دراسية لطلبة الثانوية العامة المواطنين من الجنسين لدراسة بكالوريوس التمريض في الجامعات المعتمدة في الدولة و تتكفل الوزارة بدفع جميع الرسوم الدراسية وتكاليف السكن والمواصلات و الكتب الدراسية المستحقة للطالب كما يصرف للطالب بدل نقدي شهري يبلغ 4500 درهم طيلة فترة الدراسة
4.3.3 Incentives (Financial and non-financial)
• Development and revision of laws • Strengthening the relationship between the public and private sectors • Benefits to medical staff
4.3.4 Support (Decent and safe living and working conditions; career advancement opportunities; social recognition measures; others)
• Providing health insurance for medical and technical staff and their families. • special suits. • Opportunity for career promotion/scientific advancement: the application of forms, types, and programs of learning, development of talents, and capacity building, such as job shadowing, simulation, programs to qualify future leaders, replacement and succession, and enrolling employees in specialized diplomas and others. • Building an integrated system that preserves the rights of employees while all services related to human resources, including grievances, dealing with human resources requests, dealing with suggestions and others). • Through the TDC there are developmental programmes to enhance clinical and administrative skills for the manpower which grants them CMEs (Continuous Medical Education) / CPD (Continuing Professional Development) hours. تقديم فرص التقدم الوظيفي لكوادر التمريض في وزارة الصحة ووقاية المجتمع بوجود مسارات وظيفية واضحة تقوم بتخويل الممرضة/الممرض للانتقال من درجة الى درجة اعلى ضمن السلم الوظيفي
Hide [q4x4x] 4.4 Other relevant measures
No
Hide [q5] 5. Are there specific policies and/or laws that guides international recruitment, migration and integration of foreign-trained health personnel in your country?
Yes
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Law/policy 1
Evaluation policy and adoption of specific laws for the quality of scientific certificates and linking them to a fair job sequence
Law/policy 2
Medical Licensing Law (PQR)
Law/policy 3
In addition to the policies and laws had been issued by Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation
Hide [q6x] 6. Recognizing the role of other government entities, does the Ministry of Health have processes (e.g. policies, mechanisms, unit) to monitor and coordinate across sectors on issues related to the international recruitment and migration of health personnel?
No
Hide [q7x] 7. Has your country established a database or compilation of laws and regulations related to international health personnel recruitment and migration and, as appropriate, information related to their implementation?
No
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Responsibilities, Rights and Recruitment Practices

Hide [q8x] 8. 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:
8.1 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
8.2 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
8.3 Migrant health personnel enjoy the same opportunities as the domestically trained health workforce to strengthen their professional education, qualifications and career progression
8.4 Other mechanisms, please provide details below if possible:
Hide [q8xoth] 8.4 Please describe at least one mechanism
Mechanism 1
Human Resources Law in the country, promotions based on job titles and years’ experience, Learning opportunities are guaranteed to all by Ministry of Higher Education.
Mechanism 2
Mechanism 3
Hide [q9x] 9. 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 of foreign-trained and/or immigrant health personnel.
• Law no 1288/2010 which regulate all the international recruitment through a license should be obtained from Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation • Law no 8/1980 article no. 18 which regulate the property of outsourcing and employment companies
Hide [q10x] 10. Regarding domestically trained/ emigrant health personnel (diaspora) working outside your country, please submit any comments or information on measures that have been taken or are planned in your country to ensure their fair recruitment and employment practices, as well as difficulties encountered
Measure 1
Not applicable
Measure 2
Measure 3
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Data on International Health Personnel Recruitment & Migration

Hide [iq11] Improving the availability and international comparability of data is essential to understanding and addressing the global dynamic of health worker migration.
Hide [q11] 11. Does your country have any mechanism(s) or entity(ies) to maintain statistical records of foreign-born and foreign-trained health personnel?
Yes
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Tracked in Licensing System of all healthcare regulation entities.
Hide [iQ12] 12. Data on the active stock of health personnel, disaggregated by country of training and birth
Previous data shared with WHO is available here. Please liaise with your NHWA focal point and update as relevant.

For the latest year available, consistent with the National Health Workforce Accounts (NHWA) Indicators 1-07 and 1-08, please provide information on the total stock of health personnel in your country (preferably the active workforce1), disaggregated by the country of training (foreign-trained) and the country of birth (foreign-born). Please consult with your NHWA focal point, if available, to ensure that data reported below is consistent with NHWA reporting.
Hide [q12x0] 12.1 Consolidated stock of active health personnel
This information can be provided by one of the following three options. Please choose your preferred mode of data entry:
Option A: Completion of the table below
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Please fill red highlighted cells.
Total Domestically Trained Foreign Trained Unknown Place of Training National Born Foreign Born Source* Year Does the data represent active stock? Remarks
Medical Doctors 25414 MOHAP,DOH,DHA,MOPA,DHCC 2019 1 Partially represents active stock
Nurses 56142 Same as above 2019 1 Partially Midwives included here
Midwives NA
Dentists 6576 Same as above 2019 1 Partially
Pharmacists 11827 Same as above 2019 1 Partially
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Hide [q13x2] 12.2 Top 10 countries of training for foreign-trained health personnel
Please provide data on the top 10 countries of training for foreign-trained health personnel in your country. This information can be provided by one of the following two options:
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COVID-19 and Health personnel mobility

Hide [q13] 13. Were measures undertaken at national or sub-national level in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to the temporary or permanent mobility of international health personnel?
13.1 No change in national or sub-national regulation, policy or processes related to the entry or exit of foreign-trained or foreign-born health personnel
13.2 National and/or sub-national regulation, policy or processes enacted to ease entry and integration of foreign-trained or foreign-born health personnel
Medical workforce resignations were suspended with special approval .Process of examination for the newly joined staff to enroll them with the facilities related to COVID treatment.
13.3 National and/or sub-national regulation, policy or processes enacted to limit the exit of health personnel from country
Country is keen to keep the medical manpower by conducting a new category for them through the emigration to be self sponsored through the golden visa for them and their families. This allows them to have visa (permanent) to stay for 10 years on their sponsorship. Increasing of the incentives for the medical manpower.
13.4 Others
Hide [q14] 14. Did you have a mechanism to monitor the inflow and outflow of health personnel to/from your country during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Inflow
Outflow
No
Hide [q14x1] 14.1 How many foreign-trained or foreign-born health personnel were newly (inflow) active (temporarily and/or permanently) in your country in 2019 and 2020?
Doctors Nurses Midwives Dentists Pharmacists Comments
Data Source (e.g. Regulatory authority, immigration records, work permits, etc.)

Please ensure data source consistency for each category of personnel for the two years
2020
2019 3870 4630 1194 3959 Midwives included in Nurses
Hide [q15] 15. Please list any challenges related to ethical international recruitment of health personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic

Please describe (e.g. active recruitment of ICU personnel)
1st Challenge
COVID-19 imposed no major challenges in the international recruitment of health personnel in UAE. For the attraction of health personnel to participate as a Team to fight covid-19 in UAE, Country had minimized the credentialing processes to evaluate the Physicians and allied health manpower. Also sometimes for the interviews and exams, they decided to make it through a secure video calls to facilitate the flow of recruitment of health personnel.
2nd Challenge
From Nursing perspective there were few minor challenges as visible below - 1.Lack of appropriate candidate with critical care skills 2.Boarder closure and inability of candidate to travel to UAE 3.Prolong recruitment process (6 months to a year)
3rd Challenge
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Constraints, Solutions, and Complementary Comments

Hide [q16] 16. Please list in priority order, the three main constraints to the ethical management of international migration in your country and propose possible solutions
Main constraints Possible solution /Recommendation
Not Applicable UAE is a receiving country and does not deal with sending of it’s labor abroad.
Hide [q17] 17. Is there any specific support your country requires to strengthen implementation of the Code?
17.1 Support to strengthen data and information
17.2 Support for policy dialogue and development
17.3 Support for the development of bilateral/multi-lateral agreements
17.4 Other areas of support:
Hide [q18] 18. Submit any other complementary comments or material you may wish to provide regarding the international recruitment and migration of health personnel, as related to implementation of the Code.

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