What Nurses Want

Recruitment Plans Focus On Working Conditions Over Financial Rewards
~ Washington Post ~ Sept 13, 2008
by V. Don Haynes

"As it turns out, many nurses want better working conditions more than they do extra money. Hospitals now are responding by introducing technology to dramatically reduce paperwork, offering more flexible hours, reducing caseloads, paying for advanced training and giving them more authority."
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ICHRN Interviews ILO's Director-General

In the March Spotlight Interview, Juan Somavia states:

..."the health care work force hasn't been expanding fast enough to meet the ever-growing demand for health services. Four million more health workers are required globally to meet people's essential health care needs."

Juan Somavia is the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO). ICHRN recently spoke to Mr Somavia, an advocate of social justice, about the need for decent work for the global health workforce.
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