“The backbone of every health system is its workforce–the people who deliver the services on which we all rely. COVID-19 is has demonstrated just how much we rely on our health workers, and how vulnerable we all are when they who protect our health are themselves unprotected,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.While responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and providing critical support in other health emergencies and humanitarian settings, WHO has also continued its broader efforts to strengthen health systems and support vulnerable communities globally–particularly in equipping and enhancing the capacities and protection of health workers who are at the very core of health operations globally.Improving surveillance and