RT Book, Section A1 Martin, Rebecca M. A1 Blakeman, Drew A2 Boulton, Matthew L. A2 Wallace, Robert B. SR Print(0) ID 1182683994 T1 A Trained and Prepared Global Health Workforce Is Required to Achieve Impact T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781259644511 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182683994 RD 2024/03/28 AB The health workforce is a key cornerstone in health systems, in providing both clinical care and preventive services. In addition, a skilled health workforce is essential for a well-functioning public health infrastructure to respond to disease outbreaks or disasters, and in ensuring that communities demand critical services. Many countries, especially low-income ones, are facing serious shortages of skilled health workers and the geographic distribution, recruitment, and retention of the health workforce are not aligned with the evidence-based needs. To address these challenges so that global health impact is achieved by increasing coverage to health services for communities and ensuring countries are prepared to respond to public health emergencies and health threats, integrated strategies must be developed and implemented to build, support, and sustain the capacity of the global health workforce, while addressing current challenges.