Jim Campbell
Jim Campbell is the Director, Health Workforce at the World Health Organization. He oversees the development and implementation of evidence and tools to support countries in the education, employment and retention of the health and care workforce in pursuit of global health security, universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals. His portfolio includes WHO’s Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030, the joint WHO, ILO, OECD Working for Health partnership to implement recommendations of the UN High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth, and the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel. He oversees collaborative networks and partnerships with academia, civil society, government institutions, professional associations, and unions, with particular focus on data exchange, digital technologies/AI and equality for women and youth. Jim is a graduate of the University of Bristol and the University of Leeds, and an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He has published extensively, is on the Editorial Board of the Human Resources for Health Journal and is a guest lecturer for post-graduate health and MBA programs worldwide.