• A new World Health Organization report, "Fair Share for Health and Care," shows how underappreciating care work, mostly done by women, harms everyone.

• Uneven burden: Women perform most unpaid care work (76%) while making up 67% of the paid healthcare workforce. 

• This unpaid labor decreases their participation in paid jobs and weakens their economic power.

• Undervaluing caregiving: Poor compensation and working conditions in caregiving (a female-dominated field) hurt wages, productivity, and the entire health sector.

• Global care crisis: Underinvesting in health systems creates a vicious cycle. 

• Weak health systems lead to more unpaid care work for women, overburdening caregivers, and poor healthcare quality. The problem worsens with the lack of full health coverage.

• The solution: “Invest in Equality” - WHO urges investing in valuing all health and care work. 

• This includes improving work conditions, promoting equal pay, and supporting caregivers.

• Stronger health systems that recognize care work are needed for better health outcomes and a more equitable world.

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