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20 September 2016 - Final report and recommendations presented at the margins of the UN General Assembly In March 2016, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon officially established a High-level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth. The Commission is co-chaired by Mr François Hollande, President of France, and Mr Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, and co-vice-chaired by Dr. Margaret Chan (WHO), Mr. Guy Ryder (ILO) and Mr. Angel Gurría (OECD).

KEY EVENTS

14-15 December 2016 - High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Health Employment and Economic Growth: From Recommendations to Action (Geneva, Switzerland)

20 September 2016 - Launch event of the WHO-OECD-ILO report “Working for Health and Growth: Investing in the Health Workforce” (New York City, United States)

• Read the report "Working for Health and Growth: Investing in the Health Workforce"
• Read the complete set of policy briefs, including:
  OECD brief, Health and Inclusive Growth: Changing the Dialogue
  OECD brief, International Migration of Doctors and Nurses to OECD Countries: Recent Trends and Policy Implications
  OECD brief, Equipping Health Workers with the Right Skills, in the Right Mix, and in the Right Number in OECD Countries
• Press release: UN Commission: New Investments in Global Health Workforce Will Create Jobs and Drive Economic Growth
• Download the brochure
• Closing remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

19 September 2016 - Second meeting of the Commission (New York City, United States)

• Opening remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General
• Closing remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General
• Communiqué

For more information about the Commission, visit http://www.who.int/hrh/com-heeg/.
 

Further reading

• The doctor will see you now (if you turn on the video), blog post by Mark Pearson, Deputy Director, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs.
• Health Policies
• Health Publications
• WHO work on Health Workforce
  
  

CONTACT US

• Gaetan Lafortune: gaetan.lafortune@oecd.org

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