ILO-OECD-WHO Working for Health Programme (W4H)
The Working for Health programme W4H is a joint initiative between the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) through which the three agencies collaborate on and support the implementation of the recommendations of the 2016 United Nation Secretary-General’s High-level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth to stimulate investment in the health and care workforce.
The programme provides technical support to governments, social partners and key stakeholders to expand and transform the global health and social workforce for achieving universal health coverage. This expansion and transformation of the health and social workforce contributes to advance progress on SDG 3 (health), SDG 4 (education), SDG 5 (gender) and SDG 8 (decent work).
The ILO through the Working for Health Programme provides support at country, regional and global level.
Resources
ILO–OECD–WHO Working for Health programme in Malawi
Health workers in Malawi benefit from safer workplace practices
Report
Getting skills right - Flexible Learning Pathways into Healthcare Occupations
Evaluation
ILO-OECD-WHO Working for Health (W4H) Programme phase II - Midterm project evaluation
Webinar
Flexible learning pathways into healthcare occupations
Publication
What labour force survey data can tell us about the workforce in the health and social care sector – A review of data from 56 countries
Background report
Health sector investment impacts on employment and economic growth: A panel ARDL analysis in the West African Economic and Monetary Union...
Publication
Equipping Health Workers with the Right Skills
Publication
Assessing employment effects for the health and care workforce: a guiding framework
Framework for Sri Lanka’s health workers’ mobility adopting fair and ethical recruitment practices
Brochure
Working for Health - Optimize, build and strengthen the health and care workforce
Compendium on recognizing the skills of migrant workers in the health sector
Tools
Manual
International labour migration in the health sector - A manual participatory assessment of policy coherence
Checklist
COVID-19 checklist for health facilities
Guiding framework
Assessing employment effects for the health and care workforce: a guiding framework
A Toolkit for Training of Trainers
Ensuring Policy Coherence in Health and Labour Migration
Working for Health 2018-2023 programme showcase: A focus on lessons from the African region
Working for Health Programme – Experiences from piloting HealthWISE in Pakistan
News
HealthWISE and harrassment prevention in action at work
Strengthening safe and healthy workplaces in the Eastern Cape
Press release
ILO and Health Services Academy Convene National Dialogue to Strengthen OSH for Quality Health Services
Care economy
ILO calls for greater recognition and investment in Pakistan’s care economy
Press release
Islamabad Healthcare Authority and ILO launch revised standards to improve worker safety and patient care
Press release
MoU signed to strengthen decent working conditions for health workers in Punjab
Government initiates HealthWISE programme to improve working conditions of healthcare workers
Working for Health in Sri Lanka Project: Phase II
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