3 priorities for stronger and more inclusive health systems

Dec 19, 2021

Healthcare workers administer COVID-19 tests at St Vincent's Hospital drive-through testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.

Many countries have reported a shortage in healthcare workers. Image: REUTERS

Francesca Colombo

Head, Health Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Zsuzsanna Jakab

Deputy Director-General, World Health Organization

Juan Pablo Uribe

Global Director, Health, Nutrition & Population and the Global Financing Facility, World Bank

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