Vulnerabilities in health systems underscore the need for competent and inclusive healthcare leadership. Gender inequalities such as unequal opportunities in education, recruitment and career advancement, stereotypes and work/life imbalance, impede development of such comprehensive leadership. The workshop aims to show how the lack of gender equality, diversity and leadership adversely impact upon health and development outcomes; how healthcare workforce diversity could equalize opportunities and overcome barriers to achieve efficient governance and sustainability responsive to pressing needs of patients, the health workforce and systems.

Ms. Valia Kalaitzi, Professor, Mendor Editions/Maastrich University, Greece

Prof. Suzanne Babich, Indiana University RM Fairbanks School of Public Health, United States