Scope of health worker migration governance and its impact on emigration intentions among skilled health workers in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: The growing trends for skilled health worker (SHW) migration in Nigeria has led to increased concerns about achieving universal health coverage in the country. While a lot is known about drivers of SHW migration, including national/sub-national government's inability to address them, not enough is known about its governance. Underpinning good governance systems is a commitment to human rights norms, that is, principles that enshrine non-discrimination, participation, accountability, and transparency. Hence, this study was aimed at deriving a conceptual framework that captures the scope of SHW migration governance in Nigeria and the extent to which it is human rights based. To describe the scope of SHW migration governance, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis and mapped our findings

SUBMITTER: Yakubu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021292 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature