Working with partners to strengthen the health and care workforce

WHO collaborates with many different partners across the Region to support countries in designing and implementing health workforce policies, to ensure effective approaches to addressing health workforce challenges. This collaboration includes joint policy work, developing technical guidance documents and publications, organizing knowledge-sharing platforms, and providing direct support to the ministries of health.

Examples of organizations that WHO/Europe works with include:

• AMEE (Association for Medical Education in Europe)
• CPME (Standing Committee of European Doctors)
• EFN (European Federation of Nurses Associations)
• EFNNMA (European Forum of National Nursing and Midwifery Associations)
• EHMA (European Health Management Association)
• EJD (European Junior Doctors )
• EMA (European Medicines Agency)
• ENSA (European Nursing Students Association)
• EPF (European Patients’ Forum)
• EUPHA (European Public Health Association)
• Eurocarers (European Association Working for Carers)
• European Commission
• GCNMO (government chief nursing and midwifery officers)
• European hub ICM (International Confederation of Midwives)
• ICN (International Council of Nurses)
• ILO (International Labour Organization)
• IMF (International Monetary Fund)
• SEEHN (South-eastern Europe Health Network)
• WEMOS (World Experience Movement for Oversupply of Doctors and Nurses)
• Western Balkans Info Hub
• WFME (World Federation for Medical Education)
• WHO collaborating centres and candidate centres
• WHO/Eurostat/OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) joint data collection mechanism
• WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors).