ILO-OECD-WHO Working for Health Programme (W4H)

The Working for Health programme W4H is a joint initiative between the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) through which the three agencies collaborate on and support the implementation of the recommendations of the 2016 United Nation Secretary-General’s High-level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth to stimulate investment in the health and care workforce.

The programme provides technical support to governments, social partners and key stakeholders to expand and transform the global health and social workforce for achieving universal health coverage. This expansion and transformation of the health and social workforce contributes to advance progress on SDG 3 (health), SDG 4 (education), SDG 5 (gender) and SDG 8 (decent work).

The ILO through the Working for Health Programme provides support at country, regional and global level. 
 

Resources

What labour force survey data can tell us about the workforce in the health and social care sector – A review of data from 56 countries

Publication

What labour force survey data can tell us about the workforce in the health and social care sector – A review of data from 56 countries

Health sector investment impacts on employment and economic growth: A panel ARDL analysis in the West African Economic and Monetary Union...

Background report

Health sector investment impacts on employment and economic growth: A panel ARDL analysis in the West African Economic and Monetary Union...

Equipping Health Workers with the Right Skills

Publication

Equipping Health Workers with the Right Skills

Assessing employment effects for the health and care workforce: a guiding framework

Publication

Assessing employment effects for the health and care workforce: a guiding framework

Framework for Sri Lanka’s health workers’ mobility adopting fair and ethical recruitment practices

Framework for Sri Lanka’s health workers’ mobility adopting fair and ethical recruitment practices

Tools

International labour migration in the health sector - A manual participatory assessment of policy coherence

Manual

International labour migration in the health sector - A manual participatory assessment of policy coherence

COVID-19 checklist for health facilities

Checklist

COVID-19 checklist for health facilities

Assessing employment effects for the health and care workforce: a guiding framework

Guiding framework

Assessing employment effects for the health and care workforce: a guiding framework

Working for Health 2018-2023 programme showcase: A focus on lessons from the African region

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The first webinar of the Working for Health Programme 2024 showcased the Working for Health Implementation and Learning Report 2018-2023, highlighting the approach, the lessons, achievements, multi-sectoral collaboration and the impact of the W4H.

 

Working for Health Programme – Experiences from piloting HealthWISE in Pakistan

News

Working for Health in Sri Lanka Project: Phase II

Working for Health in Sri Lanka Project: Phase II

Government initiates HealthWISE programme to improve working conditions of healthcare workers

Government initiates HealthWISE programme to improve working conditions of healthcare workers

Health services sector

Health services sector