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A pleasure to meet up with ex First Minister & fellow Scot Lord Jack McConnell: a true leader & champion for #InternationalDevelopment, #globalhealth and the #SDGs

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September 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
paulmarsden.bsky.social
🎯 #HealthWorkers are THE Best Buy for #GlobalHealth

2 billion people at risk of #NCDs - with #HealthWorker shortage,skill & capacity gaps a top root cause in addressing this

… act on the evidence …
#UNGA80
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#Working4Health
#NCDAction
medwma.bsky.social World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · Sep 19
The outcome document of the High-Level Meeting on NCDs must recognize the central role of the health workforce.

Investment in the health professional workforce remains one of the most neglected areas of health service development.

#Healthworkforce
#NCDAction
September 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
paulmarsden.bsky.social
Cross-sectoral collaboration ➕ #HealthWorkforce investments 🟰 health in all policies✅

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academic.oup.com/heapol/artic...
The pathway to health in all policies through intersectoral collaboration on the health workforce: a scoping review
Abstract. The health workforce (HWF) is a critical component of the health sector. Intersectoral/multisectoral collaboration and action is foundational to
academic.oup.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:09 AM
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#DYK
➡️ Well-trained, protected, and fairly compensated health workers lie at the core of effective health care.

More Info: publichealthupdate.com/world-health...

#WHWWeek #HealthWorkersSaveLives #HealthSystems #HealthWorkforce #InvestInHealthWorkers #PublicHealth
World Health Worker Week 2025: 'Health Workers: The Heart of Health'
World Health Worker Week (WHWWeek) is an annual global advocacy campaign dedicated to recognizing the vital contributions of health workers and mobilizing
publichealthupdate.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
sagunpaudel.bsky.social
#DYK

➡️ Increased investment in the health workforce is not only necessary; it is a wise and worthwhile strategy to strengthen global health and achieve development targets.

#WHWWeek #HealthWorkersSaveLives #HealthSystems #HealthWorkforce #InvestInHealthWorkers #PublicHealth
April 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
sagunpaudel.bsky.social
#DYK
➡️ Studies show that for every dollar invested in the health workforce, there is a 9-fold economic return.

#WHWWeek #HealthWorkersSaveLives #HealthSystems #HealthWorkforce #InvestInHealthWorkers #PublicHealth
April 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
sagunpaudel.bsky.social
#DYK
➡️ Investment in health workers may increase global life expectancy by up to 3.7 years and could save 60 million lives by 2030.
#WHWWeek #HealthWorkersSaveLives #HealthSystems #HealthWorkforce #InvestInHealthWorkers #PublicHealth
April 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
sagunpaudel.bsky.social
#DYK
➡️ WHO predicts a global shortage of 11 million health workers by 2030, greatly impacting the global capacity for health resource provision.

#WHWWeek #HealthWorkersSaveLives #HealthSystems #HealthWorkforce #InvestInHealthWorkers #PublicHealth
April 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
sagunpaudel.bsky.social
World Health Worker Week 2025: 'Health Workers: The Heart of Health'
#DYK
More Info: publichealthupdate.com/world-health...

#WHWWeek #HealthWorkersSaveLives #HealthSystems #HealthWorkforce #InvestInHealthWorkers #PublicHealth
April 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
paulmarsden.bsky.social
Investments in #HealthWorker training & deployment are misplaced if we don’t invest in their protections, working conditions, safeguards & #retention

#InvestInHealthworkers
#DecentWork
Do it now!
paulmarsden.bsky.social Paul Marsden @paulmarsden.bsky.social · Nov 18
DYK? EU countries are facing a looming 1.2 million shortfall of critical #HealthWorkers.

How can we train, attract & retain them better?

OECD/EU latest publication launch on now

www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
November 18, 2024 at 1:33 PM
chwcentral.bsky.social
Too many health workers still lack the protection, support, and tools they need.

Advocacy is not enough. We need real investment in the global health workforce.

They deserve more than praise. They deserve policy change.
#WHWWeek #HealthWorkersSaveLives #InvestInHealthWorkers
April 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM