Leaders Must Invest More In Health Workforce Training To Address NCDs, Report Says

IntraHealth International’s “Vital”: To Tackle Noncommunicable Diseases, We Must Invest in Frontline Health Workers
The IntraHealth International editorial team discusses The Case for Frontline Health Workers in Addressing Noncommunicable Diseases Globally, a new policy report by IntraHealth International, in partnership with the Medtronic Foundation. The report “advocates for leaders to invest in health workforce strategies that enable countries to make the most of their frontline health workers, including giving health workers the tools and resources they need to reduce the burden of [non-communicable diseases (NCDs)]” (11/14).

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