Scaling up the community-based health workforce for emergencies
Source
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
World Health Organization (WHO)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
International Organization for Migration
International Medical Corps
Save the Children International
Medical Emergency Relief International
International Rescue Committee
Médecins du Monde/Doctors of the World International Network
CARE International UK
This joint statement by the Global Health Workforce Alliance outlines the pivotal role of the community based health workforce in building resilience to disasters, and advocates the scaling-up, training and involvement of community health workers and reinforcing the community-based health workforce. In addition, the joint statement provides a range of concrete country examples of community-based health workforce in action.