18.12.2024

A first-of-its kind study from the World Health Organization and the Georgetown University looks at laws and policies in 182 countries; finds just over half of countries have aligned half of laws with the Global Health and Care Worker Compact.

New study measuring laws protecting health and care workers highlights innovations and gaps
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World Health Organization (WHO) "New research published today on the laws and policies of 182 countries finds the rights and protections for health and care workers differ greatly between countries and across issues. The first-of-its-kind study of the legal environment in which health workers and care workers do their jobs was published today in PLOS Global Public Health and shows countries around the world and across income levels innovating for the rights and protection of people protecting the public’s health. But it also finds many of these workers remain vulnerable, years after the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated the fragility of the global health and care workforce."