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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.

If Ebola Comes, Kenya Will Be Ready

Kenya's got the processes in place to help health workers provide excellent care—now or in an emergency.

Sustainable Development in Global Health

Within the global health and development ecosystem, the health workforce is the keystone of sustainable development. Now is the time to make health workers a priority.

From Cholera to Scholarship: How a Turkana Boy Became a Nurse

Emmanuel Etabo, a nurse in Kenya, works to save lives where life is tough.

3 Key Steps to Win Men's Support for Family Planning

These three steps are just the beginning to winning men’s support to family planning, but critical.

Nurses Are Global Citizens and Community Heroes

In Tanzania, nurses get creative to improve community-based health care.

From West Africa to South Korea, No Pause between Outbreaks

As nurses gather in Seoul for the 2015 ICN Conference, an outbreak of MERS poses a new global health security threat.

For One Fistula Client, a Month of Firsts

"Before it can be a battle for all,” says the First Lady of Mali, “fistula must be a battle for women.”

Five Ways to Address Provider Bias in Family Planning

Health workers don't arrive at work as blank slates. They bring their own multidimensional personalities, beliefs, and biases.

10 Lessons for Stronger Health Information Systems in Ebola-Affected West Africa

The international community came together in Accra, Ghana, last month to make a plan.

SwitchPoint 2015: Innovation, Ingenuity, and Global Development

SwitchPoint is one of those experiences that stays with you for a while. I took home with me a jolt of creativity.