Inter-American Health Workers’ Union Federation

Welcome to PSI’s page dedicated to our Inter-American Health Workers’ Federation. Here, you can find information about the sector, campaign materials and studies related to the health and social services sector.

Quality Healthcare for everyone can only be achieved with increased public investment, better staffing levels and working conditions and enhanced public participation in our health systems. Organising movements that bring together patients, communities and unions to fight for this future is a central part of our work.

PSI pressures international institutions to promote concrete measures to guarantee social protection for all human beings through universal public health coverage while addressing the social, economic and cultural determinants of health.

• We are convinced that universal public health care is not just a dream.

• We know that there is more than enough wealth in the world to achieve universal public health care.

• We will fight together to build the political will to win universal public health care for all.

Health and social workers are the backbone of care delivery. Yet the ILO recently projected a global shortfall of over 18 million health workers by 2030. We need our governments to urgently increase public employment in the health sector and ensure quality working conditions to attract more young people to these professions.

Without resilient health systems, the effects of disasters and epidemics are exacerbated, leading to further deaths and devastation. The heroic efforts of health workers saving lives during wars and disasters needs to be recognized and valued.

PUBLIC SERVICES INTERNATIONAL IS THE KEY PLAYER AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL, FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS OF HEALTH WORKERS AND FOR PUBLIC HEALTHCARE FOR ALL