Table 3. Summary Key Findings for Managing In-Migrate and Out-Migrate of Health Professionals .
Bhutan | Indonesia | Maldives | Thailand | |
HRH status: critical shortage | Yes | No | No | No |
Local training capacities | Limited for physicians, adequate for nurses | Adequate | Limited for physicians, adequate for nurses | Adequate |
Reliance on foreign trained doctors | Yes, but very small | No; government is starting to support nurses working outside Indonesia | Yes, substantial | No; some young nurses now out-migrate to other countries |
Equal employment conditions | Yes for both domestic and foreign trained | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Heath Professional licensing | Yes both domestic and foreign trained | Yes for both | Yes for both | Yes for both |
Systematic arrangements for managing migration | Yes for in-migration, not for out-migration because numbers small | Yes, G to G arrangement with certain countries for out-migration | Yes for in-migration, through contracts; not for out-migration | Not for in-migration, nor for out-migration |
Abbreviation: HRH, human resources for health.