Regional framework to shape a health workforce for the future of the Western Pacific

The Regional Framework to Shape a Health Workforce for the Future of the Western Pacific was adopted by Member States at the seventy-fourth session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific in 2023. The framework highlights five strategic areas of action needed: primary health care-oriented health workforce policies, increased human resources for health (‎HRH)‎ stewardship, producing and maintaining quality in HRH, steering the private sector, and managing distribution and productivity in the public sector. It calls on improved HRH data and analytics to accelerate critical health system reforms for the future to achieve Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals.