Invent Nothing, Adapt Everything
Health workers need clear, simple, reliable information on Ebola. That's where the new Ebola Resources for Health Workers comes in.
To Eradicate HIV by 2030, We Must Invest in Health Workers
Decades of HIV response have shown us that the solution to any global health emergency—including Ebola—lies with health workers.
Mandy Moore and Jennifer James See Tanzania's Health Workers in Action
Two global health advocates experience firsthand the inner workings of a rural, mobile HIV facility.
New Partnership Will Bring Holistic Fistula Care to the Women of Mali
The chair of IntraHealth's board shares her plans for Mali’s fistula survivors—including greater health, dignity, and prosperity.
A Day in the Life of a Family Planning Health Worker
The clinic is packed when Mama Blandina teaches women and their families about the importance of family planning and spacing births.
New Report: Why We Need Better Data on Community Health Workers
The Frontline Health Workers Coalition calls for a systematic approach to assessing the community health workforce and its impact.
Fear, Trust, and Attacks on Ebola Workers
To West Africans who are emerging from decades of brutal wars, health workers in hazmat suits can easily appear threatening. The resulting attacks put everyone at risk.
Social Service Workers Address Ebola’s Widespread Social Impacts
Stress. Fear. Loss. Ebola's effects on children, emergency responders—and entire societies—can be devastating.
Three Things We Know about Family Planning—and Why We Don’t Talk About One of Them
Plenty of obstacles stand in the way of health workers who provide contraception to their clients. And personal bias is one of them.
In Health Systems Strengthening, the Big Question Is Not What, but How
It shouldn’t be just one part of what we do in global health. It should be part of how we do everything.
