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News & commentary about the global health workforce

Community Health Workers Make a Difference for Pediatric HIV Clients in South Sudan

Lawrence Monday links health facilities and communities to extend HIV care and treatment services.

Preparing for Ebola, Then Coronavirus

Rwanda uses its robust Ebola prep measures to respond to COVID-19.

Three Early Digital Health COVID-19 Response Success Stories

Here's what makes them efficient and effective during a pandemic.

We’re Moving Fast to Help Health Workers Worldwide Combat COVID-19

A message from IntraHealth’s new president and CEO, Polly Dunford.

A Gender Lens on COVID-19

Here's why we need to invest in nurses and other frontline health workers to improve health systems. 

COVID-19: Looking for Helpers in the Medical Hardware Community

Open source, 3D-printable designs for ventilators and other medical equipment could help health workers respond to coronavirus. 

The Ouagadougou Partnership: An Improbable Success in a Troubled Region

The Ouagadougou Partnership in francophone West Africa advances access to family planning for health and development.

3 Ways Our Tools and Teams around the World Are Combatting COVID-19

From everyday infection prevention to repurposing Ebola response, these approaches are helping health systems manage the coronavirus threat.

10 Global Digital Health Solutions for International Coronavirus Response

These are just some of the tools governments can use to prevent, contain, and diagnose COVID-19.