Addressing health workforce issues is a challenge around the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), countries at all levels of socioeconomic development face, to varying degrees, difficulties in the education, employment, deployment, retention, and performance of their workforce. ICAM will promote a global conversation on health workforce planning with world-renowned experts.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

1. Consider global health workforce trends and the implications of these on health workforce planning for public health and the WHO Sustainable Development Goal on good health and well-being
2. Discuss interconnectedness between workforce training and admissions in the health professions
3. Describe how to engage community in the development of competent health workforces to address health equity