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19 May 2025—At its WHA78 side event, WHPA's leadership called on the global health community and its funders to continue support for investment in health professionals despite radical funding cuts and changes to the global health landscape.
May 2025 - WHPA's updated recommendations for effective interprofessional collaborative practice now include guidance on health equity, sustainability, and the use of health data and technology such as electronic health records (EHRs) or artificial intelligence (AI).
3 April 2025—Leaders of WHPA member organizations are speaking at the Summit, calling on ministers to invest in health professionals to improve patient safety.
25 March 2025—WHPA is attending the invitation-only WHO Second Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, and has joined 50 million members of the health community in signing the conference's Call to Action.
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Global health is facing major budget cuts and a health workforce shortage, yet climate change is a growing global health emergency. We welcome the Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health.
UHC should not be the victim of the funding cuts currently aggravating health workforce shortages. As policy makers seek efficiencies in health financing, long-term investments in health professionals are a cost-effective way to maintain progress towards UHC.
While welcoming the WHA's adoption of the pandemic treaty, WHPA called for better protection for health professionals during emergencies, including from violence of all types, and prioritization of these needs as funding is cut and workforce shortages persist.
WHPA called for health professionals and civil society to be included in the development of climate-health strategies to reduce the health burden of climate-related diseases and protect future generations.
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