IntraHealth Commends Proposed Billion-Dollar Initiative for Health Workers, Calls on Congress to Enact It

March 31, 2022IntraHealth International is joining our partners in theFrontline Health Workers Coalition in commending the White House forproposing $1 billion over five years for the global component of its Health Worker Initiative in its FY 23 Budget Proposal, released this week.We join the coalition in calling on Congress to enact the initiative, while also providing a more substantive allocation for core global health funding and global pandemic preparedness investments. Such an approach would ensure strong, locally led, interconnected systems to end the COVID-19 pandemic and better prepare for future emergencies.“We are delighted to see that the White House has included this unprecedented, bold initiative for the global health workforce in its approach to pandemic preparedness,” says coalition directorDavid Bryden, who serves as IntraHealth’s senior advisor for advocacy and policy.“The Administration clearly recognizes a key lesson from COVID-19, which is that unless the health workforce is well-supported and prepared, the response to an emergency will fall short and essential health services will falter. "Read: US Funding for Global Health Security Doesn’t Cover These Essential Systems for Health Workers—Yet“We are also glad to see the proposal emphasizes the safety and security of health workers,” Bryden says.“The World Health Organization has confirmedmore than 80 attacks on health care in Ukraine this year, as...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: COVID-19 Policy & Advocacy World Health Worker Week Health Workforce Systems Source Type: news