Zimbabwe: UN Calls for Major Investments in Zimbabwe’s Health Workforce

The United Nations has urged Zimbabwe to ramp up investments in its health sector to address a critical shortage of healthcare workers, which threatens the nation’s progress toward universal health coverage.

Speaking at the launch of the Health Workforce Strategy and Health Workforce Investment Compact on Thursday, UN Resident Coordinator Dr. Ayodele Odusola highlighted the urgent need for transformative changes.

“Africa faces a projected shortage of 6.1 million health workers by 2030. Addressing…