Paul Marsden
@paulmarsden.bsky.social
Global Citizen | Senior Health Workforce Specialist (World Health Organization). Huge fan of trail & road running, cycling, and Liverpool FC, in no particular order. Love is all you need.
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Paul Marsden
@paulmarsden.bsky.social
· Oct 7
Paul Marsden (@paulmarsden335496)
The 11 Million Health Worker Gap: A Blueprint for Health Equity
—my message to the Liverpool Labour Party Conference side event session on ‘Advancing Global Health Equity’, hosted by Action for Globa...
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We cannot, and will not, train our way out of the 11 million global #HealthWorker shortfall 🌍
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The "America First" #globalhealth strategy isn't #CoInvestment, It's extraction:
❌ tying #aid to conditions
❌ redirecting #resources
❌ undermining #healthcare
❌ ignoring brain-gain subsidy
✅ #partnerships are built on #equity, not extraction
❌ tying #aid to conditions
❌ redirecting #resources
❌ undermining #healthcare
❌ ignoring brain-gain subsidy
✅ #partnerships are built on #equity, not extraction
Negotiations with Zambia and Nigeria are the most stark examples of where the Trump administration has made explicit terms around nonhealth metrics it wants in return for aid.
Alarm bells ring as US rolls out transactional strings for health deals
Alarm bells ring as US rolls out transactional strings for health deals
www.devex.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The "America First" #globalhealth strategy isn't #CoInvestment, It's extraction:
❌ tying #aid to conditions
❌ redirecting #resources
❌ undermining #healthcare
❌ ignoring brain-gain subsidy
✅ #partnerships are built on #equity, not extraction
❌ tying #aid to conditions
❌ redirecting #resources
❌ undermining #healthcare
❌ ignoring brain-gain subsidy
✅ #partnerships are built on #equity, not extraction
#UHCDay 2025 - underinvestment in the health workforce - we are sick of it!
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Underinvestment in the #HealthWorkforce: we are sick of it
On UHC Day 2025: our promise of #HealthForAll is 100% reliant on the strength of our #HealthWorkforce.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
#UHCDay 2025 - underinvestment in the health workforce - we are sick of it!
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Latest brief
Strengthening health workforce emergency preparedness for future shocks: Lessons from the 2023 earthquake in Türkiye buff.ly/BGwM5OU
More on the study - Exploring health workforce preparedness for shocks in Türkiye - here: buff.ly/giUZ6Np
@paulmarsden.bsky.social
Strengthening health workforce emergency preparedness for future shocks: Lessons from the 2023 earthquake in Türkiye buff.ly/BGwM5OU
More on the study - Exploring health workforce preparedness for shocks in Türkiye - here: buff.ly/giUZ6Np
@paulmarsden.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Latest brief
Strengthening health workforce emergency preparedness for future shocks: Lessons from the 2023 earthquake in Türkiye buff.ly/BGwM5OU
More on the study - Exploring health workforce preparedness for shocks in Türkiye - here: buff.ly/giUZ6Np
@paulmarsden.bsky.social
Strengthening health workforce emergency preparedness for future shocks: Lessons from the 2023 earthquake in Türkiye buff.ly/BGwM5OU
More on the study - Exploring health workforce preparedness for shocks in Türkiye - here: buff.ly/giUZ6Np
@paulmarsden.bsky.social
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Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🎯
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Even I thought this was one of mine!
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Even I thought this was one of mine!
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🆕 Long read from workforce researcher @lkrole.bsky.social considers the priorities for NHS workforce planning 👩⚕️
With a new NHS workforce plan on the way, questions remain about how to build a realistic and sustainable approach to staffing the health service.
With a new NHS workforce plan on the way, questions remain about how to build a realistic and sustainable approach to staffing the health service.
Plan B: What the forthcoming NHS workforce strategy should not ignore
As the government prepares to publish a new 10-year NHS workforce plan, questions remain about how to build a realistic and sustainable approach to staffing the health service. This long read by Lucin...
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🆕 Long read from workforce researcher @lkrole.bsky.social considers the priorities for NHS workforce planning 👩⚕️
With a new NHS workforce plan on the way, questions remain about how to build a realistic and sustainable approach to staffing the health service.
With a new NHS workforce plan on the way, questions remain about how to build a realistic and sustainable approach to staffing the health service.
Reposted by Paul Marsden
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
Reposted by Paul Marsden
Reposted by Paul Marsden
Thousands march in Edinburgh calling for poverty action.
16m Britons live in poverty. Average real wage stuck at 2008 level. Regressive taxation.
Poor ignored, don't fund political parties, bribe legislators, hand freebies to ministers.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
16m Britons live in poverty. Average real wage stuck at 2008 level. Regressive taxation.
Poor ignored, don't fund political parties, bribe legislators, hand freebies to ministers.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Thousands march in Edinburgh calling for action to end poverty
The Scotland Demands Better demonstration was organised by trade unions and charities.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Thousands march in Edinburgh calling for poverty action.
16m Britons live in poverty. Average real wage stuck at 2008 level. Regressive taxation.
Poor ignored, don't fund political parties, bribe legislators, hand freebies to ministers.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
16m Britons live in poverty. Average real wage stuck at 2008 level. Regressive taxation.
Poor ignored, don't fund political parties, bribe legislators, hand freebies to ministers.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
We cannot, and will not, train our way out of the 11 million global #HealthWorker shortfall 🌍
substack.com/@paulmarsden...
substack.com/@paulmarsden...
Paul Marsden (@paulmarsden335496)
The 11 Million Health Worker Gap: A Blueprint for Health Equity
—my message to the Liverpool Labour Party Conference side event session on ‘Advancing Global Health Equity’, hosted by Action for Globa...
substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We cannot, and will not, train our way out of the 11 million global #HealthWorker shortfall 🌍
substack.com/@paulmarsden...
substack.com/@paulmarsden...
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One-third of UK children grow up in poverty, higher risk of dying young.
In some areas 62% of children live in poverty.
Children’s education, health, future employment prospects destroyed.
Caused by govts - austerity, low wages, spending cuts, fiscal rules.
Poverty is a political choice.
In some areas 62% of children live in poverty.
Children’s education, health, future employment prospects destroyed.
Caused by govts - austerity, low wages, spending cuts, fiscal rules.
Poverty is a political choice.
One-third of UK children grow up in poverty with higher risk of dying young
Children in the most deprived areas of the UK face higher death rates as childhood poverty continues to rise, according to research.
www.nursinginpractice.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
One-third of UK children grow up in poverty, higher risk of dying young.
In some areas 62% of children live in poverty.
Children’s education, health, future employment prospects destroyed.
Caused by govts - austerity, low wages, spending cuts, fiscal rules.
Poverty is a political choice.
In some areas 62% of children live in poverty.
Children’s education, health, future employment prospects destroyed.
Caused by govts - austerity, low wages, spending cuts, fiscal rules.
Poverty is a political choice.
Addressing the 11 Million Global #HealthWorkforce Gap: A Blueprint for #Health #Equity 🌍
substack.com/@paulmarsden...
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Paul Marsden (@paulmarsden335496)
The 11 Million Health Worker Gap: A Blueprint for Health Equity
—my message to the Liverpool Labour Party Conference side event session on ‘Advancing Global Health Equity’, hosted by Action for Globa...
substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Addressing the 11 Million Global #HealthWorkforce Gap: A Blueprint for #Health #Equity 🌍
substack.com/@paulmarsden...
substack.com/@paulmarsden...
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A No-Confidence Motion at World Health Organization: The Real Crisis is Leadership
[GUEST ESSAY]
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[GUEST ESSAY]
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October 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A No-Confidence Motion at World Health Organization: The Real Crisis is Leadership
[GUEST ESSAY]
genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/a-no-confi...
[GUEST ESSAY]
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New brief - Strengthening health workforce emergency preparedness for future shocks: Lessons from the 2023 earthquake in Türkiye
buff.ly/BGwM5OU
More on the study - Exploring health workforce preparedness for shocks in Türkiye - here: buff.ly/giUZ6Np
@paulmarsden.bsky.social
buff.ly/BGwM5OU
More on the study - Exploring health workforce preparedness for shocks in Türkiye - here: buff.ly/giUZ6Np
@paulmarsden.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 5:01 AM
New brief - Strengthening health workforce emergency preparedness for future shocks: Lessons from the 2023 earthquake in Türkiye
buff.ly/BGwM5OU
More on the study - Exploring health workforce preparedness for shocks in Türkiye - here: buff.ly/giUZ6Np
@paulmarsden.bsky.social
buff.ly/BGwM5OU
More on the study - Exploring health workforce preparedness for shocks in Türkiye - here: buff.ly/giUZ6Np
@paulmarsden.bsky.social
A pleasure to meet up with ex First Minister & fellow Scot Lord Jack McConnell: a true leader & champion for #InternationalDevelopment, #globalhealth and the #SDGs
🏴🌍🤝
#InvestInHealthWorkers #GlobalSolidarity #Liverpool2025 #HealthPartnerships
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#InvestInHealthWorkers #GlobalSolidarity #Liverpool2025 #HealthPartnerships
September 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A pleasure to meet up with ex First Minister & fellow Scot Lord Jack McConnell: a true leader & champion for #InternationalDevelopment, #globalhealth and the #SDGs
🏴🌍🤝
#InvestInHealthWorkers #GlobalSolidarity #Liverpool2025 #HealthPartnerships
🏴🌍🤝
#InvestInHealthWorkers #GlobalSolidarity #Liverpool2025 #HealthPartnerships
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👎The @who.int staff in Geneva has voted “no confidence” in the Organization’s downsizing process.
They demand a freeze on layoffs, transparency in decision-making, and an independent review within four weeks.
Leadership’s next steps will determine trust, fairness, and morale.
#HealthPolicy
They demand a freeze on layoffs, transparency in decision-making, and an independent review within four weeks.
Leadership’s next steps will determine trust, fairness, and morale.
#HealthPolicy
WHO Staff In Geneva Call For Freeze In Layoffs And Independent Review Of Downsizing Plans - Health Policy Watch
Staff unrest at the World Health Organization’s Geneva headquarters reached a new milestone this week, as the WHO Staff Association (HQSA) adopted three
healthpolicy-watch.news
September 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
👎The @who.int staff in Geneva has voted “no confidence” in the Organization’s downsizing process.
They demand a freeze on layoffs, transparency in decision-making, and an independent review within four weeks.
Leadership’s next steps will determine trust, fairness, and morale.
#HealthPolicy
They demand a freeze on layoffs, transparency in decision-making, and an independent review within four weeks.
Leadership’s next steps will determine trust, fairness, and morale.
#HealthPolicy
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Reposted by Paul Marsden
⏰ When staff voices go unheard, organizational trust is on the line.
@who.int staff are raising concerns over steep cuts, lack of transparency, and fairness in decision-making. They are calling for accountability and an independent internal justice system to protect staff at all levels.
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
@who.int staff are raising concerns over steep cuts, lack of transparency, and fairness in decision-making. They are calling for accountability and an independent internal justice system to protect staff at all levels.
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Staff Unrest At WHO - 'Extraordinary' Assembly Shifts Gears From Silence To Sirens - Health Policy Watch
In a 4 September message, the WHO/HQ Staff Association called for an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA), now due to take place on Monday, 22 September.
healthpolicy-watch.news
September 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
⏰ When staff voices go unheard, organizational trust is on the line.
@who.int staff are raising concerns over steep cuts, lack of transparency, and fairness in decision-making. They are calling for accountability and an independent internal justice system to protect staff at all levels.
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
@who.int staff are raising concerns over steep cuts, lack of transparency, and fairness in decision-making. They are calling for accountability and an independent internal justice system to protect staff at all levels.
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
🎯 #HealthWorkers are THE Best Buy for #GlobalHealth
2 billion people at risk of #NCDs - with #HealthWorker shortage,skill & capacity gaps a top root cause in addressing this
… act on the evidence …
#UNGA80
#InvestInHealthWorkers
#Working4Health
#NCDAction
2 billion people at risk of #NCDs - with #HealthWorker shortage,skill & capacity gaps a top root cause in addressing this
… act on the evidence …
#UNGA80
#InvestInHealthWorkers
#Working4Health
#NCDAction
The outcome document of the High-Level Meeting on NCDs must recognize the central role of the health workforce.
Investment in the health professional workforce remains one of the most neglected areas of health service development.
#Healthworkforce
#NCDAction
Investment in the health professional workforce remains one of the most neglected areas of health service development.
#Healthworkforce
#NCDAction
September 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🎯 #HealthWorkers are THE Best Buy for #GlobalHealth
2 billion people at risk of #NCDs - with #HealthWorker shortage,skill & capacity gaps a top root cause in addressing this
… act on the evidence …
#UNGA80
#InvestInHealthWorkers
#Working4Health
#NCDAction
2 billion people at risk of #NCDs - with #HealthWorker shortage,skill & capacity gaps a top root cause in addressing this
… act on the evidence …
#UNGA80
#InvestInHealthWorkers
#Working4Health
#NCDAction
Reposted by Paul Marsden
The outcome document of the High-Level Meeting on NCDs must recognize the central role of the health workforce.
Investment in the health professional workforce remains one of the most neglected areas of health service development.
#Healthworkforce
#NCDAction
Investment in the health professional workforce remains one of the most neglected areas of health service development.
#Healthworkforce
#NCDAction
September 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The outcome document of the High-Level Meeting on NCDs must recognize the central role of the health workforce.
Investment in the health professional workforce remains one of the most neglected areas of health service development.
#Healthworkforce
#NCDAction
Investment in the health professional workforce remains one of the most neglected areas of health service development.
#Healthworkforce
#NCDAction
Reposted by Paul Marsden
Reposted by Paul Marsden
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