Understanding and Addressing Healthcare Workforce Shortages
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Cliniques Universities’ St-Luc and Université Catholique deLouvain, Brussels, Belgium.
2Pôle de recherche en Endocrinologie, Diabète et Nutrition, Institute de Recherche Experimental et Clinique, Cliniques Universities’ St-Luc and Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels,Belgium.
3IFCC Division on Emerging Technologies
E- mail: Damien.gruson@saintluc.uclouvain.be
Like many laboratory and health managers, I am concerned about the shortage affecting our health forces and I therefore wanted to write this short article to guide reflection on this subject. Health systems worldwide rely fundamentally on the presence and performance of health workers. They are the pillars upon which the structure of health services is built, and their availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality directly influence the attainment of the higheststandards of healthcare. However, a looming crisis threatens this foundational aspect of healthcare systems: a shortage of healthcare workers.
