Laws for health and care worker protection and rights: A study of 182 countries.

ABSTRACT: The unprecedented and multi-faceted challenges health and care workers faced during the COVID-19 pandemic inspired the world's health ministers to call for a new Global Health and Care Worker Compact at the 74th World Health Assembly in 2021. The Care Compact identifies key areas where governments can use law and policy to prevent harm, provide support, ensure inclusivity, and safeguard rights of health and care workers toward improving population health. Using policy surveillance methods, we conducted an empirical analysis of the national law and policy environments on health and care workers' protection and rights in 182 countries. Across 10 indicators, 1,262 laws and policies were identified and analyzed for their alignment with the international legal standards. Analysis shows signific

SUBMITTER: Kavanagh MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11627435 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature