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INNOVATIONS IN ACCESS: HOW TO EXPAND OUR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE THROUGH DIVERSE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
The current medical industry has the most advanced levels of knowledge and treatments in history, and great innovations are imminent. Yet this potential is squandered in the absence of health care workers. 130 countries report a shortage of physicians, and more than 150 have a shortage of nurses and midwives. However, lay health workers, such as community health workers, doulas, birth attendants, mental health advocates, and others have the potential to transform health systems and address workforce gaps. As trusted members of the community, lay health workers provide a wide range of services from routine examinations to birth and pregnancy support, and they often work in the most rural and remote areas, caring for underserved populations. To mitigate the detrimental impact of this labor shortage, we must integrate all health worker roles into health care systems and pay them a living wage.
PARTICIPANTS
ROSLYN MORAUTA Chair of the Board - The Global Fund
JANET MURGUIA President and Chief Executive Officer - UnidosUS
OWEN OLENDE Vice President of Global Strategic Initiatives - Starkey Hearing Technologies
GREGORY ROCKSON Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer - mPharma
RAJ SAXENA President of the Hillary Clinton Nursing School - Vinod Gupta Charitable Foundation
YADIRA VILLASEÑOR Regional Director - IntraHealth International
KATE WARREN Executive Vice President and Executive Editor - Devex
DIXON CHIBANDA Chief Executive Officer - Friendship Bench
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INNOVATIONS IN ACCESS: HOW TO EXPAND OUR HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE THROUGH DIVERSE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
The current medical industry has the most advanced levels of knowledge and treatments in history, and great innovations are imminent. Yet this potential is squandered in the absence of health care workers. 130 countries report a shortage of physicians, and more than 150 have a shortage of nurses and midwives. However, lay health workers, such as community health workers, doulas, birth attendants, mental health advocates, and others have the potential to transform health systems and address workforce gaps. As trusted members of the community, lay health workers provide a wide range of services from routine examinations to birth and pregnancy support, and they often work in the most rural and remote areas, caring for underserved populations. To mitigate the detrimental impact of this labor shortage, we must integrate all health worker roles into health care systems and pay them a living wage.
PARTICIPANTS
ROSLYN MORAUTA Chair of the Board - The Global Fund
JANET MURGUIA President and Chief Executive Officer - UnidosUS
OWEN OLENDE Vice President of Global Strategic Initiatives - Starkey Hearing Technologies
GREGORY ROCKSON Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer - mPharma
RAJ SAXENA President of the Hillary Clinton Nursing School - Vinod Gupta Charitable Foundation
YADIRA VILLASEÑOR Regional Director - IntraHealth International
KATE WARREN Executive Vice President and Executive Editor - Devex
DIXON CHIBANDA Chief Executive Officer - Friendship Bench