Deep Dive: Growing a Global Health Workforce
In the context of a pandemic, hours count. Weeks are too long.
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By 2030, the world will face a shortage of almost 14 million health care workers. In the United States alone, we’ll need as many as 35,000 more primary care doctors over the next decade. Without adequately trained health professionals, universal access to health care will remain out of reach and preventable illnesses and deaths will rise. That’s a threat not only to individuals, but to society and global security. Fortunately, gloomy predictions are giving way to creative commitments, as countries expand their training programs, build cross-border partnerships to share skills, and deploy workers in new ways. What else should be done to defuse the health workforce crisis?
Speakers
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Raj PanjabiCEO, Last Mile Health; Associate Physician, Division of Global Health... -
Peggy ClarkPresident and CEO of the International Center for Research on Women -
Agnes BinagwahoVice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity; Senior Lecturer,... -
Ai-jen PooPresident of the National Domestic Workers Alliance -
Prabhjot SinghDirector, Arnhold Institute for Global Health and Chairman, Department... -
Andrew Morris-SingerPresident and Founder, Primary Care Progress; Internist
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