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. 2023 Aug;11(8):e1162-e1164.
doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00224-3. Epub 2023 May 17.

Prioritising the health and care workforce shortage: protect, invest, together

Kwaku Agyeman-Manu  1 , Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus  2 , Mohamed Maait  3 , Alexandru Rafila  4 , Lino Tom  5 , Nísia Trindade Lima  6 , Dechen Wangmo  7
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Prioritising the health and care workforce shortage: protect, invest, together

Kwaku Agyeman-Manu et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

KA-M, MM, AR, LT, and DW report support from WHO for travel to attend the Fifth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health held April 3–5, 2023, at WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland. K A-M is the Minister of Health in Ghana. TAG is the Director-General of WHO and declares no other competing interests. MM is the Minister of Finance in Egypt. AR is the Minister of Health in Romania. LT is the Minister of Health in Papua New Guinea. NTL is the Minister of Health in Brazil. DW is the Minister of Health in Bhutan.

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