7 Issues that Will Shape the Health Workforce of the Future

December 19, 2017What will it take to build the ideal health workforce?There are 7.6 billion of us on the planet today.That ’s 7.6 billion working adults, infants in diapers, nursing mothers, teens planning their futures, elderly people, and many, many more. We each have different hopes and requirements. And our health care needs change dramatically over the course of our lives.So how do we provide health care for everyone?If we have a prayer of achieving universal health coverage, it has to start with health workers. These are the pros on the front lines of health care, the lab techs and scientists behind the scenes, the advocates and funders and policy-makers guiding the big picture. Without all of them, health care simply doesn ’t happen.But we ’re facing some big challenges when it comes to our global health workforce. There’s a shortage of health workers, for one thing—it could reach 18 million by 2030, according to the World Health Organization, unless we manage to create 40 million new health sector jobs before then.Fortunately, more countries are beginning to focus on their health workforces as a sustainable investment for their populations ’ future health and prosperity.So, what will it take to build the ideal health workforce of the future? Here are seven issues that are likely to shape the field:Gender equality.There is no #MeToo campaign for women health workers around the world —but there should be. There would be plenty to say.Despite the fact tha...
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