High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth
On 2 March 2016, the United Nations Secretary-General announced the appointment of a Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth (the Commission), co-chaired by H.E. Mr. François Hollande, President of France, and H.E. Mr Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa. Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) serve as the co-vice chair along with Mr Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Commitments to action
The High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Health Employment and Economic Growth was held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 14 and 15 December 2016. The meeting brought more than 200 representatives together, including Ministers of education, health, labour, and foreign affairs as well as representatives from international organizations, civil society, heath worker organizations and unions; the private sector, academia and others to garner commitment and momentum for health and social workforce investment and action. Several statements of commitment to action on the Commission’s recommendations were announced by various stakeholders:
Statements of commitment to action:
- Canada
- Nepal
- Germany
- Japan
- Ireland
- Malta
- Zambia
- USAID
- Global Health Workforce Network
- Frontline Health Workers Coalition
- International Council of Nurses
- World Medical Association
- Public Service’s International
- International Federation of Medical students Association
- International Pharmaceutical Federation
- Merck group
- UN Secretary General's Global Health Crisis Taskforce
- European Union
- Medicus Mundi International
- International Federation of Medical Students Associations
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- United Nations Global Sustainability Index Initiative (UNGSII)