Dr. Scheffler authored a new report just released by the World Health Organization (WHO), entitled “Health Workforce Requirements for Universial Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals.” The paper analyzes the quantitative implications of and requirements for the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030. The Strategy sets out the policy agenda to ensure a workforce that is fit for purpose to attain the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), noting that a health workforce of adequate size and skills is critical to the attainment of any population health goal.
The full paper can be read here.