As the Asia-Pacific region undergoes rapid demographic, epidemiological, and technological transformations, it is essential that there is a skilled and adaptable health workforce across the region to achieve sustainable health outcomes and universal health coverage. This session at the World Health Summit Regional Meeting will convene policymakers, educators, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders to identify priorities and strategies for enhancing education, training, and workforce development to meet the evolving health needs of the region.

This session will discuss and formulate innovative strategies to strengthening health education systems, enhancing workforce competencies, and fostering a culture of lifelong learning. Participants will examine key challenges facing the health workforce in Asia-Pacific, such as workforce shortages, maldistribution of skilled professionals, skill gaps, and the need to adapt to emerging health threats and technologies.

The session will include a mixture of panel discussions, case studies and small group work to formulate actionable insights and recommendations to strengthen health education and training systems in the Asia-Pacific region.

Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of the key drivers shaping the future of the health workforce and concrete strategies for building a resilient, adaptable, and future-proof healthcare workforce that can effectively respond to the region's evolving health challenges.