The looming healthcare crisis: A shortage of health workers would be disastrous

Older caregivers struggling with extra burdens of home care during COVID-19
1 February 2021
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1 February 2021

The looming healthcare crisis: A shortage of health workers would be disastrous

The COVID-19 pandemic is not the only crisis facing the health-care system right now. Vaccines have begun to offer hope that the pandemic will eventually wane, but another potentially devastating issue looms: By 2030, the World Health Organization projects a worldwide workforce shortfall of about 18 million health-care workers, with deadly consequences for patients, economies and our communities. We must focus on those who deliver care if we have any chance of tackling this shortfall.

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