Human resources in health and SDGs

Abstract

Among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the health field is listed in Goal 3, “Ensuring healthy living and promoting welfare for all people of all ages,” toward 2030. Sufficient human resources in the health sector are also one of essential components for achieving Target 3.8, universal health coverage (UHC). Furthermore, regarding securing human resources in developing countries, is Goal 3.C, “Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States.” In order to provide high-quality health care services to all people with limited human resources, it is necessary to respond to the uneven distribution of health care workers, promoting task shifts and skill mix, as well as continual education and training systems. These are common issues in the world, in both developing countries and developed countries.