#COVID19 cases are on the rise in many parts of the world.

Make sure you’re fully protected. #VaccinesWork to keep you safe. Check your vaccination status and consult your local health worker.

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The reports of ongoing hostilities and heavy bombardment in #Gaza are petrifying.

Yesterday our team visited Nassar Medical Hospital in the south. It was packed with 1,000 patients — 3 times over its capacity. Countless people were seeking shelter, filling every corner of the…

⁦ICN⁩ are signatories to this ⁦World Health Organization (WHO)⁩ call to action demanding bold action to prioritize health ⁦COP28 UAE⁩ The severe health impacts from climate change come on top of already hugely overstretched health workers and systems. who.int/news/item/02-1…

New partnership shines light on obligation to #ProtectHealthCareWorkers
In a🌎facing health workforce shortages we must collectively live up to Global #CareCompact commitments
🦺Prevent harm
💪Provide support
➕Inclusivity
🚩Safeguard rights
🙏@wishqatar
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In the The Lancet Global Health today by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and six Ministers of health and finance: “It is time for governments and investors to prioritise health and care workforce investments as a foundation of our future health and prosperity. We can and must. Urgently.”

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Convention 190 @ILO is a foundation of Global Health and Care Workers Compact
All workers, all women, all people must be free of workplace violence & harassment
⏲️to #RatifyC190 & create a🌍 where everyone works in safety
#ProtectHealthCareWorkers
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#OpportunityKnocks
Africa CDC seeks experts to develop Health Workforce Compact including
✅central mechanism for health worker training+deployment
✅financial bridging support
➕design feasible health workforce development policy framework
#SupportHealthCareWorkers Working4Health

Time to protect health workers

1/2 Stay tuned for the forthcoming WHO Fair Share Report on the global undervaluation of health and care work

Dr Geordan Shannon Michelle McIsaac

#internationaldayofcareandsupport #gender #healthworkforce

#sdg3 #sdg5 #sdg8 #ProtectInvestTogether #FairShare #Working4Health

#NursingWeek2023 - opportunity to advocate for the policies and practices to address global health workforce shortages, creating an environment to
✅recruit
✅support
✅retain
#ProtectHealthCareWorkers
It is time for👏but that doesn't pay bills, keep workers in care
#TimeToAct

#Opportunity to conduct evidence synthesis on healthy, safe & resilient workplaces (including to #SupportHealthCareWorkers )
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In #Gaza health workers suffer trauma, burnout & loss Hospitals at 1/3 capacity in part due to health workers displaced + 130 who died It is imperative to respect the #GenevaConventions
Health= #NotATarget
Health workers= #NotATarget
#ProtectHealthWorkers
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11 health workers ill & 1 life lost due to poor infection prevention & control practice #Pakistan hospital
Countries & health facilities need to bolster safety to protect their most valuable health resource
#ProtectHealthCareWorkers
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Time to plan, design and develop #1healthworkforce to deliver #PublicHealth including emergency preparedness & response
This includes realigning education so health & care workers have the right competencies to deliver quality essential health services
#ProtectInvestTogether

Time to #SupportHealthCareWorkers with
✅ #decentwork
✅adequate staffing levels
✅the right resources, from supplies to management support to health & mental health coverage
Working4Health Jim Campbell Tomas Zapata #ProtectInvestTogether

“Poor working conditions, under-resourced and under-staffed' - the challenge of being a #healthcare worker as populations age and patient expectations grow.
#HealthWorkforce #TimeToAct2023 #RC73Astana
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