Briefing Recording and Resources - Why and How Civil Society Can Contribute to the 4th Round of WHO Code Reporting
The recording of our Civil Society Briefing on how and why civil society can contribute to the 4th round of reporting on progress of the implementation of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel is now live.
The 4th round of reporting on implementation of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel is currently ongoing. Countries but also civil society and other independent stakeholders are invited to share reports on progress of Code implementation.
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Come Together for Bold Civil Society Action for Human Resources for Health
On this World Health Day, 7 April 2021, the Health Workers for All Coalition (HW4All) releases its political declaration and invites civil society partners to endorse this statement:
“Worldwide, the crisis in global health is rooted in the unequal distribution of and unequal access to skilled health and care workers. As recent pandemics have clearly and brutally shown, health workers themselves are one of the most neglected elements of dismantled and underfinanced public health systems, in virtually every country.”
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A Renewed, Lively and Democratic Civil Society Coalition
The Health Workers for All Coalition (HW4All) strives for a strong, connected, global civil society movement that is able to lead advocacy and realize policy and investment commitments for the health workforce. We herewith relaunch the HW4All Coalition as a lively and democratic civil society community of independent, critical-thinking activists and organizations across Southern and Northern boundaries.
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Engage in Joint Civil Society Analysis and Advocacy: Thematic Working Groups and Task Groups
The Health Workers for All Coalition is rooted in the contributions and co-leadership of its members. The bulk of the work is done in thematic work streams and task groups convened and led by dedicated members and reaching out to others interested to engage.
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On the COVID-19 pandemic and health worker shortages & mobility
Reflections on the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel
This week, the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) is convening virtually to deliberate on core global health related challenges facing its Member States. Alongside the COVID-19 pandemic, a key challenge is the global shortage of health workers and how to properly and ethically manage the international recruitment of health personnel without negative impact on the countries with critical shortages.
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Key messages from Public Services International (PSI) on the WHO Code of Practice in the context of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown evidence to the urgent need for better investments in public health care and in the health workforce in all countries. Public Services International (PSI) brings 8 key messages on the Relevance and Effectiveness of the WHO Code of Practice on the Ethical International Recruitment of Health Professionals in the context of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 EXPOSES A GLOBAL SCRAMBLE FOR HEALTH WORKERS
Here is a subject dear to my heart and critical for achieving global health equity.
“Health Workers for All and All for Health Workers” was the slogan of First Global Forum on Human Resources for Health, March 2008, Kampala, Uganda.
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Safeguarding the Health of Health Workers
The coronavirus outbreak, finally declared on March 11 as a pandemic, has upended our personal and professional lives, wreaked havoc on the global economy, and continues to claim lives. It has exposed the weakness of our health systems and its inherent limitation given current financing policies and misplaced priorities.
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Member Spotlight: Denis Bukenya
In the first instalment of our new series “Member Spotlight” we highlight the work of Denis Bukenya from the Human Rights Research Documentation Center (HURIC) and People's Health Movement and member of the Health Workers for All Coalition Steering Committee.
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Invest in health workers: for the present COVID-19 crisis and future health system resilience
An urgent request is out today from 137 civil society organisations to major global health funders to invest in recruitment of health workers in resource limited contexts. The organisations ask commitments and contributions to pooled, adequate long-term investments in the health workforce for the short term COVID-19 response, ensuring continued access to primary care but also future health system resilience.
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How does the international migration of health professionals affect gender equity in the health workforce?
The International Organization on Migration recently launched the World Migration Report 2020 which found that the number of international migrants, which is currently estimated to be 272 million, is already higher than anticipated for 2050[i]. This rise in mobility patterns is also visible in the health sector and the implication of health worker migration on health systems is well documented. However, we know less about how migration affects health workers themselves, and how it affects women and men differently.
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Invest in the Health Workforce: That is how we keep the UHC promise
The New York High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage held in September 2019 confirmed the commitments and a political declaration achieve UHC by the year 2030. At country level, the debate continues on what these commitments mean and, specifically, what actions countries must take to keep their promise of providing UHC and realize all people’s right to health.
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Statement on Abduction Dr Magombeyi
The Health Workers for All Coalition is gravely concerned about and condemns the abduction of Dr Peter Magombeyi, the acting president of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association. Dr Magombeyi has been missing since Saturday 14th September, after his alleged abduction from his house.
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Reviewing the Code: Two insights and a concern
Nine years after the Code’s adoption, this public hearing kickstarted the second review of its relevance and effectiveness. It brought together different stakeholders, including from the World Health Organization (WHO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), civil society, academia, unions, professional associations, and migrant health workers representatives. They touched on different topics such as…
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Response to the Draft of Universal Health Coverage Political Declaration
The United Nations High Level Meeting (HLM) on Universal Health Coverage (UHC will take place on the 23rd of September 2019. The outcome of this meeting will be a political declaration reflecting commitments from member states on their efforts to achieve UHC
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Three takeaways from the 72nd World Health Assembly
The World Health Assembly provided an important opportunity for members of the Health Workers for All coalition to connect, strategise and engage in joint advocacy. On the side-lines of the proceedings, members of the Coalition found the opportunity for a short meet-and–greetand reflect on the past and future of the Coalition, as well as participate in key Human Resources for Health (HRH)-related side events and bilateral meetings
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What does decent work mean for health workers?
With the World Health Worker Week in progress, there has been a lot of focus on affirming the pivotal role of health workers in health. Dr Tedros, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), aptly stated that “there is no health without health workers”. This important step - of recognizing them in and of themselves as individuals with fundamental rights than just a “delivery platform” for patient care – is legitimately the way forward to developing sustainable health systems. Safeguarding the dignity of health workers is crucial in bridging the gap in health worker shortfalls, meaningfully contributing to Sustainable Development Goals or achieving Universal Health Coverage.
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Isn’t it time to care for the carers?
“Why do you work in healthcare?’” Every health worker in the world has been asked this question at some point in their career or during their training. The default answer usually is that they want to help patients gain back their health and promote health in communities. Many health workers indeed have a special duty and determination to save lives and promote health. However, the health workers too ask themselves why they work in healthcare. Then it seems that the reasons are varied.
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Investing in the health workforce? Enough with the cheap talk, come up with the money!
The video clip has been viewed more than 8000 times by now. We see Dr. Mashumba as she literally sheds tears as she speaks of her frustrations about the lack of basic facilities, medical equipment and staff at her hospital. Her words keep echoing in my head: “There is no sense of urgency, no priority. I’ve written a million lists, I’ve knocked on a thousand doors, but nobody is listening to us. My output are stillbirths and disabled babies.”
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