Regional flagship initiative​: Investing in a resilient health workforce

Regional flagship initiative​: Investing in a resilient health workforce

1. Regional flagship initiative​ Dr Fethiye Gulin Gedik Coordinator, Health Workforce

2. 2 347 million people lack full coverage of essential health services – 47% of population Eastern Mediterranean Region 20% of the global shortage of the health workforce by 2030 shortage of 2.1 million  in the health workforce by 2030

3. Objective of the flagship initiative Ensure access to a competent, resilient and sustainable health workforce Scale up, employ and retain the health workforce Enhance the competencies and quality of the health workforce to meet current and future regional needs Protect and safeguard the health workforce to ensure their safety, security and well-being

4. 4 Increasing investment in the health workforce Scaling up and retaining the health workforce for primary care and essential public health functions Building a Fit-for-the-future health workforce Establishing a regional health workforce collaborative ​ Four action areas

5. 5 Action area 1 Increasing investment in the health workforce Regional commission on investment in the health workforce Dialogues for increasing investment in the health workforce

6. 6 Country action plans and implementation Health labour market analysis Scaling up production Optimizing the current health workforce Improving retention Protecting and safeguarding the health workforce Enhancing health workforce governance capacities at Ministries of Health/subnational level and health professions educational institutions Action area 2 Scaling up and retaining the workforce for primary care and essential public health functions

7. 7 Identify regional strategies and standards for regulation of both health workforce education and practice Identify future scenarios for the health workforce through a forecasting and monitoring platform Action area 3 Building a fit-for-the-future health workforce Develop regional guidance on transforming health professions education and strengthening education for public health professionals

8. 8 A mechanism for enhancing collaboration and partnership for: Action area 4 Uniting for the health workforce: A regional health workforce collaborative Exchange of experience, expertise and resources Theme-based platforms Multilateral/bilateral collaborative arrangements

9. Reduce projected health workforce shortages in the Region by 20% Collaborative mechanism functional with demonstrated activities Scaling up and retaining the health workforce for primary care and essential public health functions Uniting for the health workforce across the Region Building a fit-for-the-future health workforce Updated health workforce strategic plans in 10 countries Increase investment in a fit-for-the-future health workforce by 10% in at least 6 countries Increase public spending on the health workforce by 15% in at least 6 countries Proposed targets by 2029 Increasing investment in the health workforce

10. INVEST IN, EMPOWER AND PROTECT our health workforce for now and the future