Rich countries' access to foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns

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GENEVA - The Omicron-fuelled wave of Covid-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing shortages in overst

retched workforces there, the International Council of Nurses said.

To plug the gap, Western countries have responded by hiring army personnel as well as volunteers and retirees but many have also stepped up international recruitment as part of a trend that is worsening health inequity, he continued. "I really fear this 'quick fix solution' - it's a bit similar to what we've been seeing with PPE and vaccines where rich countries have used their economic might to buy and to hoard - if they do that with the nursing workforce it will just make the inequity even worse."with nearly 90 per cent of those shortages in low and lower-middle-income countries, according to ICN data.

The ICN report said this process was also being facilitated by giving nurses preferred immigration status.

 

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