Health systems can only function with health workers. Improving health service coverage and realizing the right to enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is dependent on their availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality. The health workforce also has a vital role in building the resilience of communities and health systems to respond to disasters caused by natural or human-induced hazards, as well as related environmental, technological and biological hazards and risks. Highlighting the vital role that nurses and midwives play in providing health services at the front lines, 2020 was designated the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, and 2021 as the International Year of Health and Care Workers.
Strengthening management, planning and administration
One of the key activities for human resources for health undertaken by the UHC Partnership has been to ensure that appropriate health workforce accounts are in place, developing human resource information systems, and ensuring appropriate regulation of health professionals.
Creative approaches to health workforce challenges
Due to the mismatch of supply and needs, the UHC Partnership is supporting innovation in delivery models for integrated people-centred health services that help to optimize the role of health and social workers in providing multidisciplinary care across settings.
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The UHC Partnership’s work in improving service delivery
WHO resources and tools
Global strategy on human resources for health: Workforce 2030
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