apfcbAPFCB eNewscoAPFCB News Volume 3, Issue 1MultidisciplinaryEnglishJan-Jun, 2024NNY20240517ArticlesUnderstanding and Addressing Healthcare Workforce ShortagesEnglishY9395DamienGruson1EnglishN2EnglishY3EnglishY10.62772/APFCB-News.2024.1.3Like 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.Englishhttps://apfcb.org/APFCB_News/abstract?id=3References16191. https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-workforce#tab=tab_12. https://www.myadlm.org/cln/articles/2023/june/laboratory-organizations-urgecongress-to-address-workforce-shortages3. Džakula A, Reli? D. Health workforce shortage - doing the right things or doing things right? Croat Med J. 2022 Apr 30;63(2):107-109. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2022.63.107. PMID: 35505643; PMCID: PMC9086817.4. Kagonya VA, Onyango OO, Maina M, Gathara D, English M, Imam A. Characterising support and care assistants in formal hospital settings: a scoping review. Hum Resour Health. 2023 Nov 27;21(1):90. doi:and;nbsp; and;nbsp; and;nbsp;10.1186/s12960-023-00877-7. PMID: 38012737; PMCID: PMC10680191.5. https://www.ft.com/partnercontent/j-and-j/what-is-the-cure-for-the-globalhealthcare-worker-shortage.html6. https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/c-suite-insights/the-leadership-agenda/talentrequired-for-healthcare-shortages.html