Listen to Health Workers: World Health Worker Week 2021

Published on April 5, 2021

The following post and listed resources were provided by the Frontline Health Workers Coalition, in partnership with the World Health Organization, for World Health Worker Week 2021, April 5 - 9. 

Today kicks off World Health Worker Week 2021! This week is dedicated to calling on policymakers to listen to health workers and then act for them. Health workers know best what they need to be safer, healthier, and more prepared to end the COVID-19 pandemic, prevent future disease outbreaks, and ensure access to essential services for their communities. 

Learn more about how you can participate in World Health Worker Week 2021:

  • Add your voice to the #WHWWeek conversation. Use our World Health Worker Week Guide with key online activities, messages, graphics, and suggested social posts.

  • Join our #ApplauseIsNotEnough video campaign. We’re teaming up with USAID's HRH2030 Program and others to ask health workers to tell us what they need, beyond the applause, to do the job. It’s easy to take part: read our short guidance and upload a video! We’ll share on social media starting April 5 and include health workers' asks in our future policy recommendations.

  • Register for the Nurses for Gender Equality & Decent Work Learning Session on Tuesday, April 6, 8 – 10 am ET. Listen to nurses share examples of advocacy that works for them, and learn about tools and skills to help nurses effectively advocate. Follow #NursesTogether

  • Sign up for our Public Briefing for Congress on Thursday, April 8, 11:30 am ET.  Learn about the essential role frontline health workers play in global health security and what the US can do to strengthen health systems and get these workers the support they deserve.

  • Share our updated Policy Recommendations for Sustainable Health Workforce Teams with your policymakers. 

  • Apply to be a Regional Advisor for our Frontline Health Workers Coalition. The Coalition is adding four new Regional Advisors to our Steering Committee—ideally practicing health workers—from low- and middle-income countries to provide input on our workplan, communications, and policy recommendations. The application will launch April 6.

  • Nominate a health worker for our Recommended Frontline Health Worker Speakers list. Do you know an outstanding health worker with a story to share? Are you an outstanding health worker? Tell us! Nomination form launching April 6.

 

A final remember that World Health Worker Week is only a few days, but we can take action and make a difference year round. That's especially true this year, which the WHO declared as the International Year of Health and Care Workers.

Throughout 2021, the Frontline Health Workers Coalition is partnering with our members Seed Global Health, the G4 Alliance, IntraHealth International, and Smile Train on the Act for Health Workers campaign. Visit the site to learn more and sign up to get updates on steps to strengthen the health workforce. Follow #ActForHealthWorkers

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