The Role and Impact of Female Health Workers on the Well-Being of Global South Communities: A Call for Gender-Transformative Action

Abstract

In 1969, progressive social activist, Carl Oglesby, coined the term 'Global South' , a broad term often referring to poor and/or socio-economically marginalized parts of the world and is generally understood to mean developing countries, underdeveloped countries, low-income economies or, the least-favored term, Third-World countries. It would include formerly colonized countries in Africa and Latin America, as well as the in the Middle East, Brazil, India, and parts of Asia.The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has set its vision to 'leave no one behind' . In particular, Sustainable Development Goal No. 3 and its targets (intended to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all people of all ages) will be advanced through substantial strategic investments in the global health workforce. To ensure a diverse mix of sustainable skillsets, interprofessional primary care teams of health workers would be trained and deployed as part of greater efforts to strengthen primary health care, supported by strong health systems that enable and empower the health workforce to deliver safe and high-quality care for all [1]. The WHO's General Director, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, emphasizes the "triple