Three Ways to Support and Engage the Full Health Workforce Needed to Deliver on UNGA ’s Health Agenda

Three Ways to Support and Engage the Full Health Workforce Needed to Deliver on UNGA ’s Health Agenda By , Vice President, Resilient Health Systems, Abt AssociatescbalesOctober 02, 2023October 02, 2023 12:00 PMThis post was originally published on theFrontline Health Workers Coalition Blog during the UN General Assembly in September 2023.As global health leaders convene in New York for three separate  high-level UN meetings—on the fight against tuberculosis (TB); universal health coverage (UHC); and pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response—there is one critical element required to complete all these agendas, and that is a robust and resilient health workforce. Without sufficient, well-protected, well-train ed, and supported health workers in the right places to respond to the health needs of vulnerable populations, the TB epidemic will rage on, UHC will remain an elusive goal, and countries will be unprepared to respond to the next epidemic or climate-related catastrophe. There is enormous  return on investment in the health workforce, but the critical role of allied health professionals is often left out of this conversation.  While clinical health workers remain the backbone of high-quality services, equally important to the fight against TB are the logisticians, who ensure supply chains effectively distribute medicines and supplies where they are needed, and laboratory professionals, who ensure rapid and correct diagn osis of TB and other diseases. ...
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