covid-19

5 December 2022

WHPA seeks more support for health professionals in future pandemic treaty

The WHPA last week sent an open letter to the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) for the WHO’s future pandemic treaty, welcoming the latest draft but also pointing out where support for health professionals still falls short.

9 November 2023

WHPA demands included in latest pandemic treaty draft, but more to be done

WHPA has been successful in influencing the terms of the latest draft of the WHO pandemic agreement to include more support for health professionals. It delivered its appreciation and continuing concerns in an open letter and a statement at the 7th INB meeting held in Geneva this week.

31 May 2023

WHPA takes the floor at the World Health Assembly

The world’s health professions were represented in force at this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA76), which took place on 21-30 May 2023. They put their positions to WHO member states on a range of strategic topics, contributing to debates at the highest level of international health governance.

29 March 2023

Documenting the evidence: Covid-19 impact on health professionals

WHPA data was published this week documenting the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on health professionals worldwide. A first of its kind, the report highlights the urgent need to protect and safeguard health professionals, based on survey data collected by WHPA members during the pandemic.

3 March 2023

WHPA members probe zero draft of future pandemic treaty

WHPA members continue to press WHO on including mental health protection for health professionals in new pandemic treaty.

22 October 2021

Health and Care Worker Deaths during COVID-19

WHO estimates that between 80 000 and 180 000 health and care workers could have died from COVID-19 in the period between January 2020 to May 2021, converging to a medium scenario of 115 500 deaths. These deaths are a tragic loss. They are also an irreplaceable gap in the world’s pandemic response. WHPA, as part of WHO's steering group for the International Year of the Health and Care Worker, joins the press release and joint statement.

2 July 2021

Health professionals demand stronger and real commitments to improve health systems and invest more in the health workforce to improve people’s health outcomes

June 2021 WHPA calls on concrete action and ambitious financial commitments to effectively help safeguard our underfunded, COVID-affected health systems. This is critical to ensuring the health, safety and retention of our essential health workforce and the community at large. We must do better to protect health professionals, their patients, families, communities, and the broader health of countries.

28 May 2021

Health Professions support the IPPPR’s main report to invest in preparedness now and prevent the next crisis

WHPA believes that concrete action and ambitious financial commitments are required to help safeguard our underfunded, COVID-affected health systems. This is critical to ensuring the health, safety and retention of our essential workforce. We must do better to protect not only them but also their patients, families, communities, and the broader health of countries.