Michelle McIsaac
Economist and Health Workforce Specialist, WHO
Michelle McIsaac is an Economist and health workforce specialist at the World Health Organization (WHO). She has advised ministries and governmental agencies across the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Pacific on health, labour and development issues.
At the WHO she leads the program of work on gender and equity in the global health workforce. Her program of work covers the rural and remote health workforce, women in the health and care labour market, and the care economy. She co-chairs the Global Health Workforce Gender Equity Hub.
Michelle has a PhD in Economics from the University of Melbourne and has held academic positions in Canada, Australia, Germany and the Netherlands.