More than 180 participants from 41 countries, scientists and medical doctors attended the 11th OHHW Conference 2019 in Hamburg (21 to 25 October), one of the world’s largest international congresses in the field of occupational health and safety for healthcare workers.
The main conference topic was the global shortage of health workers. In addition, the congress focused on themes such as war, economic crisis, migration, violence against health workers and other critical circumstances that have a strong impact on health workers’ health.
Declaration – Violence against health workersParticipants at OHHW 2019 issued the following declaration on violence against doctors, nurses and other employees in the health care sector:
It is a crime against humanity
- to attack health facilities and to injure or kill health workers;
- to prevent health workers from providing patient services, particularly in crisis situations;
- to punish health workers for helping patients in need of care and treatment;
- to restrict migrant health workers from delivering care or medical services to other displaced persons in need.
Therefore, the participants of the OHHW2019 Conference appeal to all national and
international organizations to protect health workers from these crimes.
Conference Report “Global Shortage of Health Workers”, March 2021
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Media Partner
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Organization
This OHHW conference will be organized by the Scientific Committee for Occupational Health for Healthworkers (SCOHHW), the Scientific Commitee for Occupational and Environmental Dermatoses (SCOED), the Scientific Committee on Women, Health and Work (SCWHW) and the International Section of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) on the Prevention of Occupational Risks in Health Services.
Sponsoring
Berufsgenossenschaft für Gesundheitsdienst und Wohlfahrtspflege (BGW)