Health minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says the shortage of healthcare workers is threatening the quality and sustainability of health systems in Africa and worldwide.
“Health care is a fundamental human right. But without health workers, there cannot be health services,” he said on Sunday.
Phaahla told delegates that the world has been grappling with a “serious” shortage of healthcare workers, even before the devastating Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, Phaahla said the undersupply is concurrent with globalisation and the liberalisation of markets, which allow healthcare workers to offer their services in countries other than those of their origin.
He warned that migration to “greener pastures”, particularly in the case of professionals with exportable skills, has always occurred and will continue.Meanwhile, the demand for health services is increasing in light of the ageing population and the prevalence of infectious, non-communicable diseases and multimorbidity.
The minister noted that health workers are often the most vulnerable to infectious diseases when outbreaks strike.
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