Joint Statement from the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA)

World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA)
World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA)
C/o FDI World Dental Federation, Chemin de Joinville 26, 1216 Geneva, Switzerland
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WHASS2: Special session of the World Health
Assembly
Joint Intervention
Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates,
I am speaking on behalf of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (also known as
World Physiotherapy) and the World Health Professions Alliance, representing over 41
million dentists, pharmacists, nurses, physicians, and physiotherapists. We urge
Member States to ensure that future processes on pandemic preparedness and
response comprehensively protect and invest in the health workforce.
We commend the Working Group’s report for including the need to strengthen health
systems through UHC and a stronger health workforce. However, under-investment and
inaction in this area has resulted in a deterioration of working conditions, professional
shortages and service disruptions.
The pandemic highlights that decent, safe and responsive working conditions are
essential to continuously deliver better health outcomes, and overcome health and
economic crises.
Members States and WHO must invest now and involve health professionals in the way
forward.
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