Description: In 2021—declared by the World Health Organization as the International Year of Health and Care Workers — we must collectively act for health workers and prioritize investments in them.
Photo Credit: Brian Kalyesubula for Seed Global Health
COVID-19 has underscored what we know to be true—health is essential and quality care can only be delivered by a robust and well-resourced health workforce. In 2021—declared by the World Health Organization as the International Year of Health and Care Workers — we must collectively act for health workers and prioritize investments in them.
Health workers are the backbone of a strong health system and the most important levers of change within it, as well as the key to linking communities to care and achieving health for all. The pandemic has shown all of us their power, resilience, courage, and compassion.