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The Great Resignation: Why Women Health Workers are Leaving – Policy Report Launch
October 24, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic, now in its fourth year, has significantly affected health workers, especially women who make up a majority of the health workforce. They are at higher risk of COVID-19 infection due to close patient contact, often lack proper protective gear designed for them, and have had to balance increased unpaid care work due to pandemic-related measures.
Against the background of a serious global shortage of 15 million health workers which existed before the pandemic, the Great Resignation of women health workers is damaging for the women affected and for health systems in those countries. There is also a serious concern that resignations in high-income countries are driving a ‘Great Migration’ of women health workers from low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Rapid out migration from countries with vulnerable health systems short of trained health workers will be devastating for countries struggling to rebuild health systems and realize universal health coverage (UHC).
Women in Global Health has recently examined these concerning trends in a new report on the health workforce crisis: The Great Resignation: Why Women Health Workers are Leaving. The report takes a close look at the perspectives of women health workers themselves. Join us in a virtual launch event where we will discuss the report’s key findings and the policy implications derived from this insightful research.
