Health Workforce and Service Delivery
The Health Workforce and Service Delivery (HWD) team manages a wide portfolio, including programmes on human resources for health, nursing and midwifery, hospitals, rehabilitation, disabilities and assistive technologies. It achieves this working with the most up-to-date data, evidence and research.
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Publications

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Gender pay gap in the health and care sector in the WHO European Region: evidence brief: web annex C – methodology for decomposing the gender pay gap in the health and care sector
18 September 2026

Gender pay gap in the health and care sector in the WHO European Region: evidence brief: web annex C...

This Web Annex accompanies the report Gender pay gap in the health and care sector in the WHO European Region: evidence brief. It provides a detailed description...

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Gender pay gap in the health and care sector in the WHO European Region: evidence brief
18 September 2026

Gender pay gap in the health and care sector in the WHO European Region: evidence brief

The Framework for action on the health and care workforce in the WHO European Region 2023–2030 calls for concrete action to eliminate gender pay...

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Gender pay gap in the health and care sector in the WHO European Region: evidence brief: web annex B – labour market attributes and characteristics for the decomposition of the gender pay gap
18 September 2026

Gender pay gap in the health and care sector in the WHO European Region: evidence brief: web annex B...

This Web Annex accompanies the report Gender pay gap in the health and care sector in the WHO European Region: evidence brief. It provides details on the...

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Our work

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Improving workforce planning and service delivery through better data and evidence

Partnering with the EU to strengthen health systems through innovative, evidence-based reforms

Partnering with the EU to support nurses in the European Union (Nursing Action)

Partnering with the EU to support health resilience in the Eastern Partnership countries

News

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2 July 2026
News release

WHO releases new guidance on the repair, refurbishment and recycling of assistive technology
9 June 2026
News release

European Region’s smallest countries lead with commitment to stronger, more sustainable health workforce
6 May 2026
News release

Ireland strengthens equitable access to assistive technology, new WHO assessment shows
28 April 2026
News release

WHO and partners launch Ukraine campaign to spotlight healing power of arts