Dr. Roopa Dhatt every member state must pay attention to the critical issue of #GenderEquity and the health workforce.

The great resignation of #HealthWorkers in high-income countries is contributing to the great migration from low-income countries.

Sexual harassment and assault faced by women #HealthWorkers is one of the key reasons why women leave the health sector.

Read “Her Story: Ending Sexual Violence and Harassment of Women Health Workers” to learn more:
womeningh.org/healthtoo/

Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu urges action on #GenderEquity in #Health leadership NOW:

N=Now to scale & speed promotion of huge numbers of women to leadership.

O=Oceans of leaders for tomorrow. Prepare to lead better than we do.

W=Working seamlessly together across grassroots & politicians.

Catherine Menganyi what strategies are in place to listen to and take care of #HealthWorkers ? Experienced stigma and lack of support when she had #COVID19 .

Does emergency preparedness strategies take into account the need to support #HealthWorkers and their voice?

We should not lose another #HealthWorker due to burnout. If we don’t protect our health workers we cannot move forward and cannot reach agenda of leaving no one behind.

Norway: #HealthWorkers are backbone of health services. Without health workers there’s no #UHC . Pressure on personnel has increased. Norway faces major challenges recruiting and retaining personnel. Need more women leaders. Job satisfaction, career development, work/life balance.

Norway: Need to identify reasons for gender equity and gendered part-time working patterns. Identify career paths for women and adapt to life course context. Women at decision table is pre-requisite to moving health systems agenda forward.

#Mexico : Parental leave for men was a major development. Things are changing.

#COVID19 overwhelmed systems, #HealthWorkers faced overload and exhaustion.

13% growth in recruitment. Plans to increase more in poorer areas. Promote investment in health workforce as human capital.