As global health systems reel from the shock of abrupt national policy shifts and tightened budgets, health professionals are bearing the brunt. Mounting financial pressures, slower-than-expected progress on reducing health workforce shortages, and increased threats to health professionals’ safety and mental well-being have created a perfect storm for those on the front lines of care.
In response, the World Health Professions Alliance will host a compelling in-person side event during the 78th World Health Assembly. With WHO’s radical budget prioritization exercise for WHA setting the tone, WHPA leaders will come together to reaffirm a critical message: investing in health professionals is not a cost, but a cornerstone of resilient, high-quality healthcare systems and the path to universal health coverage.
- Date: Monday 19 May 2025
- Time: 18.00 – 20.00 CET
- Place: Salle Mont Rose, Warwick Hotel,
14 rue de Lausanne, 1201 Geneva (in-person event only)
High-level speakers
Speakers at the event will be the Presidents of the five WHPA member organizations*, each representing a different profession and each highlighting the shared concerns of the health professions in the current global climate:
Greg Chadwick—FDI World Dental Federation
Paul Sinclair—FIP International Pharmaceutical Federation
Michel Landry—World Physiotherapy
Pamela Cipriano—ICN International Council of Nurses
Ashok Philip—WMA World Medical Association
Join us to stand with the professions in the face of radical budget cuts. It’s time to amplify the voice of health professionals and protect the future of global health.
*or their high-level representatives; TBC