Global Scans · Health · Weekly Summary

• [New] There is an average 12-year gap between Australians' lifespan and healthspan that will reshape how people experience ageing, from the jobs they hold in their 60s and 70s to the products they buy, the health care they receive, and the way they plan for retirement. UNSW Sites
• [New] The scale of opportunity in building the entire supply chain from producing, to processing, to consuming seaweed products has the potential to create jobs in regional areas, improve the diets and health of Australians, and protect Australian ecosystems. Australian Seaweed Institute
• [New] A global shift towards healthier, more sustainable eating patterns could reshape agricultural employment across the world. EurekAlert!
• [New] Employment for home health and personal care aides is projected to grow 17% from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding hundreds of thousands of new jobs nationwide. PRN Funding
• [New] Countries like Denmark, with robust data systems connecting health records, employment information, and family data, could target assistance with precision. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• With the knowledge that sustainable investment returns come from a healthy and fairly-rewarded workforce, the low-carbon economy of 2030 is one with greater job security for all. ShareAction
• Trade bodies described themselves as the backbone of the UK economy and warned of job losses if health-focused policies like price increases or marketing restrictions were introduced. Institute of Alcohol Studies
• Home health aides and personal care workers are among the fastest-growing occupations, with more than one million new job openings projected by 2029. PubMed Central (PMC)
• In the US, about 40% of jobs could be replaced by AI, in sectors ranging from education and healthcare to business and legal. The Guardian
• The Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund in Budget 2025 will create good jobs and strengthen Canada's leadership in defence, technology, and healthcare, securing long-term economic growth through investment in critical resource development. Delphic Research
• As Uganda positions itself as a regional biomedical hub, the Dei BioPharma facility is expected to contribute to job creation, export earnings, and improved healthcare access for Ugandans and the wider East African community. Press Uganda
• Unlike emergency cuts to stave off or mitigate recessions, rate cuts anticipated in 2026 will be aimed at normalizing policy to further the Fed's efforts to get inflation down to its 2% target while supporting healthy job growth. Ascendus Financial Advisors
• The World Health Organization has said its workforce will shrink by nearly a quarter - or over 2,000 jobs - by the middle of 2026 as it seeks to implement reforms after its top donor, the United States, announced its departure. The Guardian
• $307.9 million over two years, beginning in 2026-27, for the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, providing employment, training and wraparound supports such as mentorship, transportation and mental health counselling to approximately 20,000 youth facing employment barriers. / Canada Talent Canaea
• More than half of health care workers are looking to leave their current jobs in 2026. WJLA
• With a large youth demographic and tech job opportunities growing by 35%, AI bootcamps help meet demand in key sectors such as government, finance, and healthcare, supporting national initiatives like Timor Digital 2032 and driving economic diversification. / East Timor Nucamp Bootcamp
• Cuts to health research will result in a $16 billion annual economic loss, with 68,000 jobs lost. CBS News
• Overall employment of health education specialists and community health workers is expected to grow 17% by 2030, much faster than job growth for most other occupations. Office of Continuing and Distance Education, Kent State
• Employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow 13% from 2021 to 2031, adding about 2 million new jobs. ""
• Policymakers from Colorado to South Korea raced to update AI regulations, and experts sounded off on AI's societal impacts - from fears of an investment bubble and mass job disruption to calls for safeguards around AI's effect on mental health and creative industries. TS2 Space

Last updated: 28 December 2025