Scaling up the community-based health workforce for emergencies

• Source(s): Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC); CARE International UK; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC); International Medical Corps (IMC); International Organization for Migration (IOM); International Rescue Committee (IRC); Médecins du Monde/Doctors of the World International Network (MdM/DOW); Medical Emergency Relief International (MERLIN); Save the Children International (SCI); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF); United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR); World Health Organization (WHO)
• Publication date: 2011
• Number of pages: 7 p.

This joint statement by the Global Health Workforce Alliance outlines the pivotal role of the community based health workforce in building resilience to disasters, and advocates the scaling-up, training and involvement of community health workers and reinforcing the community-based health workforce. In addition, the joint statement provides a range of concrete country examples of community-based health workforce in action.

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