Prioritising the health and care workforce shortage: protect, invest, together
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Mohamed Maait, Alexandru Rafilă, Lino Tom, Nísia Trindade Lima, Dechen Wangmo
Abstract
There can be no health, health systems, or emergency response without the health and care workforce. This simple truth is evident, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 115 000 health workers died of COVID-19;1 one in three had anxiety and depression; and as many as half experienced burnout.2
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