Changes in Physician Emigration and Density After the 2010 WHO Global Code of Practice

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ID15808488
AuthorsTarun Ramesh (Harvard University), Joia S Mukherjee (0000-0003-4931-4804, Brigham and Women's Hospital), Fang Zhang (0000-0001-8108-3132, Harvard University), Anupam B Jena (0000-0002-9734-5122, National Bureau of Economic Research), Hao Yu (0009-0004-5499-5565, Harvard University, corresponding author)
Year2026
Volume7
Issue2
Pagese256718-e256718
Publication date2026-02-06
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJAMA Health Forum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2689-0186 • E-ISSN: 2689-0186
PublisherAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.6718
PMID41649828
OpenAlexW7128162049
LanguageEN
References cited22

This study found that voluntary implementation of the WHO Code was associated with lower physician outflow from WHO-designated shortage countries without improvement in physician density in those countries

Code (set theory · Code of practice · Developed country · Economic shortage · Emigration · Outflow · Global Health and Surgery · Global Health Workforce Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health

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