Health workers—the human beings behind health care—are the most valuable resources we have when it comes to fighting disease and improving health. They are nimble, efficient, and brilliant. But they can also be overworked, undersupervised, and lacking in up-to-date knowledge and skills. That’s why we use strong human resources management and efficient processes to make sure skilled, motivated health workers are in the right place, at the right time.

Our key approaches:

• Using health workforce data and digital health tools to support national and subnational workforce planning & management
• Strengthening health worker education & training through better school management, innovative financing programs, and digital learning solutions
• Helping countries improve the availability, quality, analysis, and use of health workforce data
• Building the capacity of organizations & health facilities to improve health worker performance & productivity
• Promoting gender equality and safe and decent work through policy analysis, advocacy and implementation