The Biden administration unveiled its global health worker initiative plans May 11. Here are seven of the key points:
- Accelerate the coordinated efforts to protect healthcare workers dealing with COVID-19 by increasing vaccination and treatment availability, improving workplace safety and training.
- Support healthcare workers in conflict zones such as Ukraine.
- Promote the fair and timely compensation of healthcare workers through global health programs.
- Develop a multidisciplinary team that looks to improve global health security by bringing in experts to understand the intersections between human, animal, and environmental health.
- Use USAID to strengthen efforts to create a sustainable global health workforce by improving human resources, planning and management.
- Look to improve opportunities to provide more paths to leadership for women in healthcare as a way to reduce gender inequality.
- Leverage digital systems and technology to improve primary care, provide real time data insights and support decision making.
