The Department of Health has worked with the Department for International Development (DFID) to produce a list of developing countries and countries that should not be recruited from.
This list is based upon the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Development Assistance Committee list of aid recipients. It also includes countries from which the UK has agreed not to recruit. The rationale for the list is based upon the economic status of the countries and how many healthcare professionals are available.
List of countries that should not be recruited from
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Afghanistan |
Albania |
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Algeria |
Angola |
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Anguilla |
Antigua and Barbuda
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Armenia |
Aruba |
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Azerbaijan |
Bahamas |
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Bahrain |
Bangladesh |
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Barbados |
Belize |
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Benin |
Bermuda |
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Bhutan |
Bolivia |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Botswana |
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Brazil |
Burkina Faso |
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Burundi |
Cambodia |
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Cameroon |
Cape Verde |
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Central African Republic |
Chad |
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Chile
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China
The Chinese Government have asked that China be removed from this list but requested that no recruitment should take place in small rural areas. |
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Chinese Taipei |
Columbia |
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Comoros |
Congo, Rep |
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Cook Islands |
Costa Rica |
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Cote d’Ivoire |
Croatia |
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Cuba |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Djibouti |
Dominica |
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Dominican Republic |
East Timor |
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Ecuador |
Egypt |
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El Salvador |
Equatorial Guinea |
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Eritrea |
Ethiopia |
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Fiji |
Gabon |
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Gambia |
Georgia |
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Ghana |
Grenada |
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Guatemala |
Guinea |
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Guinea-Bissau |
Guyana |
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Haiti |
Honduras |
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India
After discussions with the DFID and High Commission in India, we can confirm that agencies can recruit healthcare professionals from India. However, there are four states that receive DFID aid which should not be targeted for recruitment. These are Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal. |
Indonesia |
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Iran |
Iraq |
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Jamaica |
Jordan |
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Kazakhstan |
Kenya |
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Kiribati |
Korea, Democratic Republic |
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Kyrgyz Republic |
Lebanon |
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Laos |
Lesotho |
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Liberia |
Macedonia |
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Madagascar |
Malaysia |
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Malawi |
Maldives |
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Mali |
Marshall Islands |
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Mauritania |
Mauritius |
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Mayotte |
Mexico |
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Micronesia |
Moldova |
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Mongolia |
Montserrat |
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Morocco |
Mozambique |
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Myanmar |
Namibia |
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Nauru |
Nepal |
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Nicaragua |
Niger |
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Nigeria |
Niue |
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Oman |
Pakistan |
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Palau Islands |
Palistinian Administered Territories |
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Panama |
Papua New Guinea |
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Paraguay |
Peru |
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Philippines
There is a Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Philippine governments to enable the UK to recruit registered nurses and other healthcare professionals. Other healthcare professionals refer to physiotherapists, radiographers, occupational therapists, biomedical scientists and other allied health professionals that are regulated by appropriate professional bodies in both countries. |
Rwanda |
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Samoa |
Sao Tome and Principe |
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Saudi Arabia |
Senegal |
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Seychelles |
Sierra Leone |
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Solomon Islands |
Somalia |
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South Africa |
Sri Lanka |
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St Helena |
St Kitts and Nevis |
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St Lucia |
St Vincent and Grenadines |
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Sudan |
Suriname |
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Swaziland |
Syria |
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Tajikistan |
Tanzania |
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Thailand |
Togo |
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Tokelau |
Tonga |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
Tunisia |
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Turkey |
Turkmenistan |
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Turks and Caicos Islands |
Tuvalu |
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Uganda |
Uruguay |
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Uzbekistan |
Vanuatu |
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Venezuela |
Vietnam |
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Virgin Islands |
Wallis and Futuna |
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Yemen |
Yugoslavia |
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Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
This list has been updated November 2008.