What ’s Next for Health Workforce Investment in Uganda?

What ’s Next for Health Workforce Investment in Uganda? By , Strategic communications manager , , Former Chief of party, Uganda RHITES-E ActivitycbalesMay 03, 2024May 03, 2024 12:00 PMNext week the World Health Organization is holding the inaugural  Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum, and will convene African ministers, donors, and civil society to stimulate and align long-term investment in the health workforce. These key decision-makers and actors will come to consensus around the first-ever Africa Health Workforce Investment Charter —which aims to cut the continent’s critical health worker shortage in half—and hammer out details to protect existing health workforce funding and partner on new investments.I sat down with  William Mubiru, a health systems and workforce expert in  Uganda. Most recently he led the USAID-funded  Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-E) Activity and worked with the government of Uganda and partners to expand access to high-quality integrated health services in 30 districts in Eastern Uganda and Karamoja, home to over 7 million Ugandans. Below he shares how his passion for improving the health workforce and access to health care is rooted in his childhood and home district, and what future investments should prioritize.  Read how IntraHealth International is supporting the Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum and Charter. Q: Why did you decide to work in public health, and focu...
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