Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth has shined a light on the need for more health workers, better supported.

But vaccines don’t inject themselves.

In order to protect babies and children from the diseases, illnesses and conditions that claimed more than 7.6 million lives last year, we need more than just vaccines. We need health workers.

Health workers, properly trained, supported, equipped and paid, can prevent most child deaths. They play a central and critical role in improving access and quality health care for a population. Health workers are the backbone of healthcare – essential for diagnosing illnesses, dispensing treatment, assisting at births and providing immunisations to children.

In short, there is no health care without health workers.

Excerpt from Save the Children Australia’s CEO Suzanne Dvorak on ABC’s ‘The Drum’. Read more

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