Dr. Kate Tulenko, IntraHealth International's vice president for health systems innovation, asks the question: Can the expanding world's health sector heal our economies? In the article, originally posted on The World Economic Forum, Dr. Tulenko suggests 5 different actions we can take now.  

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All over the world, the health sector is predicted to be the largest source of job creation for the next decade.

Its growth is being driven by increasing numbers of older people and by the expansion of the global middle class. As these two groups grow, the higher levels of healthcare they demand will cause seismic shifts in the amount of money being spent in the health sector, driving employment.

Even without these trends, the world would need millions more health workers. But even though more health workers are being trained than ever before, population growth is currently outstripping increases in training.

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