Ensuring that every person has access to health care is fundamental to ending poverty, increasing productivity, and building robust economies.
With strong health systems in place, infants survive and grow up to thrive, girls and boys have the chance to develop skills and find good jobs, and parents can keep working and live well into old age in communities that support healthy aging.
The health sector is also a major contributor to employment, with healthcare jobs comprising up to 20 percent of total employment in high-income countries, yet only around five to six percent in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
The health sector offers steady employment and upskilling opportunities, especially for women who represent more than 70% of the health workforce, but hold only 25% of senior roles.
Investing in health also creates indirect job opportunities in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, digital health, and support services.
