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Our side of the story – Uganda health workers speak up
What is it like to be a health worker in a low income country?
When it comes to policy discussions and “human resources for health”, the voices of health workers are rarely heard. Health workers often come across as “passive recipients”, rather than active participants in debates about their recruitment and retention. VSO’s Valuing… Read more »
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Bangladesh making slow progress on shortage of health workers
Successful advocacy often happens when the same issue can be raised at different levels of decision making. Recently, I was in Bangladesh and spent time with VSO partner the Health Rights Movement Bangladesh (HRMB). I was able to see an example of this joined up work at different levels.
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Valuing health workers in the field
Travelling around Cambodia to talk to health workers for the Valuing Health Workers research, I was often puzzled at how each hospital or health centre had communicated the research and our presence, to their staff.
When we arrived at the first hospital, we were met with surprise and also a hint of trepidation… Read more »
Health workers issue heard loud and clear at UN
In New York, the issue of health workers was heard loud and clear at the UN General Assembly last month, through the actions of a wide ranging coalition of NGOs including VSO. The aim was to bring attention to the global shortage of health workers and to encourage world leaders to be… Read more »
Time to pay health workers a living wage
Valuing Health Workers is a VSO-led advocacy initiative. Here in Cambodia, we have been talking to health workers about what they enjoy about their job and about the challenges they face. It’s often said that health staff in Cambodia are ‘de-motivated’ – evident in work absenteeism and a lack of quality… Read more »
‘Healthcare deserts’
I was intrigued yet not surprised by the Save the Children’s Healthcare Deserts report published in May. VSO welcomed the report which addressed the severe healthcare deprivation among children in many developing countries. The report identifies 25 ‘healthcare deserts’, countries where there is a high mortality in children under five… Read more »
