JLMP study

African Health Practitioner Migration and Mobility Study

The African Health Practitioner Migration and Mobility Study is carried out by the ILO in close collaboration with the AU, WHO, and IOM

This research was developed within the framework of the JLMP (Joint Labour Migration Programme, Priority Project) which aims to strengthen labour migration governance in Africa and it is jointly implemented by the ILO, AUC, IOM, and UNECA. The Study aims to enhance understanding of the causes and drivers of Africa’s health worker migration, its patterns and trends, its impacts on origin and host countries and African health worker migrants, and the policy implications to address its challenges and minimize its negative impacts.
This study is expected to contribute to laying the foundations for an AU Continental Policy on African Health Practitioner Migration and Mobility.