Namibia 🇳🇦: Ben Namgombe, Executive Director, Ministry of Health and Social Services, reads the #WindhoekStatement on Investing in Africa's Health Workforce; URGING all partners to align with government priorities through national health workforce investment compacts.

The Africa Health Workforce Investment Charter launched today in #Namibia represents our collective commitment to bolster health workforce.

Quality health care requires strong investment in health workers. It's an investment to be nurtured, not a cost to be contained.

Namibia 🇳🇦: Congratulations to government, health workers, community & partners for the progress in elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (Bronze 🏅) and Hepatitis B virus (Silver 🥈)

Namibia 🇳🇦: Rt Hon. Dr Saara Kuugongwela, Prime Minister opens the Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum and challenges all partners to work together to find smarter and better ways to #InvestInHealthWorkers

Namibia: Hon Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, Minister of Health, highlights mental health and burnout among health workers, attrition and migration & notes the value of Health Labour Market Analysis to inform policy, performance & investment.

In a landmark step, WHO African Region & partners are launching a pioneering health investment charter for the African region which aims to mobilize & align domestic & partner funding to strengthen, grow & retain the health workforce.

Stay tuned for the launch on 6 May 2024 in Namibia!

Namibia: Prime Minister Dr Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila opens the Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum alongside Dr Moeti, Regional Director WHO African Region & partners.

Ironically, #HealthandCareWorkers offer healthcare without access to health care, especially mental health. The challenges facing health systems such as staff shortages, low pay, unsafe working conditions, and high stress levels exacerbate #Workforce risk of #MentalHealth

The #Working4Health technical consultation on #HealthandCareWorkers #mentalhealth highlights that pooled estimates of burnout during the pandemic ranged from 41% to 52%. Increased absenteeism, anxiety, and depression were also reported. No significant change since 2022.

Address #healthworkforce issues w/ focus on #decentwork leadership, multi-disciplinary teams, practice environments to RETAIN workers—doesn’t require huge funds 🏦 *invest more and better*

Thrilled to have an important, timely discussion on health worker shortages in an era of greater international labor mobility. Tough, complex problems call for thoughtful leadership & collaboration, thank you Jim Campbell Juan Comesaña Pablo Uribe for this important journey together!

Ajay Banga & Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlight vision to expand health investment, expand service coverage, remove barriers, and create jobs in health to improve population health & SDG goals.

Join us on 25 April at 1-2 PM BST for a #GBSH webinar on health workforce heterogeneity in #LMICs . Our panel will explore governance approaches to manage diverse health provider systems effectively. 🌍🩺 Register now: buff.ly/3PUncj9 #UCL

VACANCY: Technical officer (nursing & midwifery) at World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific in the Philippines. Supporting Member States in the development of evidence-informed nursing and midwifery policies, strategies and plans. Apply online: careers.who.int/careersection/… by April 16.

CONDOLENCES to the family of Dr Luc De Bernis who passed away today. A champion for maternal, newborn & child health. Formerly #UNFPA & World Health Organization (WHO). An Ob/Gyn & 'Honorary Midwife' of International Confederation of Midwives. One of the founding crew for the State of the World's Midwifery #SoWMy . RIP Luc.

In honor of #WHWWeek , the O'Neill Institute and Working4Health are thrilled to announce the launch of the Health and Care Worker Policy Lab, a legal library of 190+ documents on the rights and protections of health and care workers.

Visit the legal library: hcwpolicylab.org

#WHWWeek =evidence-based HRH strategies
How to be ready for the next emergency?
#SafeSupportedHealthWorkers
☑️competency based education as foundation
☑️holistic approach to mapping occupations, roles, tasks
☑️align functions to national priorities
More⬇️
who.int/teams/health-w…

Countries asked for the Global health and care worker compact to guide strengthening national laws, regulations & policies to #ProtectHealthCareWorkers
4⃣domains➕🔟issue areas to guide action
☑️Preventing harm
☑️Providing support
☑️Ensuring inclusivity
☑️Safeguarding rights

#WHWWeek =evidence for #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers
Health and care worker law & policy portal launched today with O'Neill Institute
International #humanrights #labour instruments➕national laws, policies, regulations➕resources to #SupportHealthCareWorkers
hcwpolicylab.org

Check out the new Health and care worker law & policy lab at hcwpolicylab.org
O'Neill Institute Matthew Kavanagh Catherine Kane Jim Campbell Lawrence Gostin