MedCity News December 6, 2022
Every public health system is unique, and the reasons for shortages vary. To respond, leaders can analyze their particular needs and then take action to develop and re-stock the talent pool. Here are four actions that can help.
Labor shortages are a global problem, but they matter more in some sectors than in others. In retail, for example, not having enough staff is annoying and stressful; for public health and health care, it can mean lives lost or diminished.
Even before the pandemic, the British medical journal, Lancet, estimated that global health systems were 43 million people short. Now, burnt out by Covid-19, labor gaps threaten to grow to alarming proportions. In 2021, for example, 44 percent of US public-health...