Whereas frontline health workers are a critical and cost-effective component to building country resilience and the capacity to save lives, foster inclusive economic growth, develop a strong primary health care system that delivers essential life-saving services, and prevent and respond to humanitarian crises and global health security threats from infectious diseases, including COVID–19, Ebola, and HIV/AIDS; Whereas the estimated 235,000,000 people in 2021 affected by humanitarian crises, including public health emergencies, conflicts, and natural disasters, was 67-percent higher than the 4 years prior; Whereas, every day, more than 15,000 children die worldwide, mostly from preventable causes, and 810 women die due to pregnancy or childbirth-related complications; Whereas, every year, millions of people succumb to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other treatable and often preventable chronic conditions; Whereas an estimated 665,000,000 people contracted COVID–19 from 2020 through January 2023, and the World Health Organization recorded close to 15,000,000 excess deaths globally in 2020 and 2021, making it the most devastating pandemic in modern times; Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic threatened the global economy and caused trillions of dollars in economic losses; Whereas a shortage of available health workers was the largest constraint to ensuring the continuity of essential health services during the COVID–19 pandemic, leading to service disruptions and gaps in care; Whereas frontline health workers are leaving the profession at alarming rates due to being overburdened and high levels of burnout; Whereas frontline health workers include a range of occupations who work for salaries, stipends, nonmonetary incentives, or on a volunteer basis, including community health workers, midwives and other perinatal health workers, nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and surgeons