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Health Care For All: Building A Public Health Workforce To Achieve The Uae 2021 Vision For Health, Sharon Brownie, Nelson Lebogo, Mohammed Hag-Ali
Health Care For All: Building A Public Health Workforce To Achieve The Uae 2021 Vision For Health, Sharon Brownie, Nelson Lebogo, Mohammed Hag-Ali
School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa
Much has been written regarding the public health challenges facing the UAE, particularly the high levels of preventable non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, renal disease, and traffic related injuries. Committed to reversing this trend, the Government of the UAE have identified ‘Health for All’ as an important strategic priority in the ongoing development of the nation. The availability of an appropriately skilled workforce is a key consideration in the achievement of this aim. This is highlighted by the WHO report ‘A universal truth: No health without a workforce’, which was presented to inform the Third Global Forum in …