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4 May 2026—Ten years after the adoption of this landmark resolution, WHPA calls for an end to continued attacks on health personnel in conflicts.
1 April 2026—Today we have a clear and urgent message: investing specifically in health professionals and their unique value means stronger health systems, healthier populations, and more resilient economies.
17 February 2026—WHPA warns of sustained escalation in violence, intimidation and persecution of health professionals in conflict and civil unrest.
6 November 2025—WHPA urges COP30 to build climate-smart, health professional-led health systems under the Belém Health Action Plan.
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The evidence is clear: investing in the health workforce delivers substantial economic returns. An economy of health for all is impossible without sustained and strategic investment in the people who deliver health.
WHPA stresses that AI must support—not replace—the patient–health professional relationship. Licensed health professionals must retain final clinical authority, and patient confidentiality and data privacy must be fully protected.
WHPA is concerned about excessive active recruitment of health professionals in low-income countries and urges member states to require high-income countries to co-invest in the health workforces of source countries.
Global health is facing major budget cuts and a health workforce shortage, yet climate change is a growing global health emergency. We welcome the Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health.
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