18th March, 2010
Responding to the Health Worker Crisis
''Healthcare workers are meant to be the glue that binds the health system. Without them, the system fails''
AMREF and Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) held a breakfast forum on 9th April 2010 at the Royal College of Nursing, London which focused on the critical shortage of trained health workers in developing countries.
Speakers included NGO and government experts, who each highlighted how they were responding to this issue. All urged for increased investment in health, and strengthened links between government and NGOs in scaling up the health care systems. The event was extremely well attended and provoked lively debate.