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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.

Partnering across Public and Private Sectors to Beat TB in India

If it takes you five minutes to read this article, 81 people will have contracted TB by the time you finish.

Mentoring for Karnataka Health Workers Means Better Care for Mothers and Babies

Nurses in these rural Indian facilities are more confident now, and it shows.

mHero May Be the Tech Response to Ebola that Liberia's Health Workers Need

The Liberian government is teaming up with international NGOs and others to make mHero a reality.

Brave Women on the Front Lines of Health Care Deserve Protection

“Let me treat my patients,” pleads a Syrian doctor whose hospital has been repeatedly attacked. This year on International Women’s Day, let’s pledge to #MakeItHappen.

Health Workforce Shortage Weakens AIDS Response

Africa needs over a million more health workers for HIV care.

To Do: Get Hands Dirty, Make Something Useful, Solve World’s Problems

With a little incentive and a lot of patience, you can create something useful—possibly even lifesaving—out of nothing.

What’s So Rosy about Garden City?

On International Women's Day we remember the dedicated women we met at Garden City University College who are making women’s health happen.

5 Women Who Make It Happen for Global Health

Whether it’s online or on the ground, out of sight or in the international spotlight, these women are blazing new and better trails for global health and development.

Senegal Celebrates Great Progress in Family Planning During National Review

A review of Senegal’s National Action Plan for Family Planning reveals results the country can be proud of.

From Guinea: The Doors Shut by Ebola are Starting to Open

Government and international aid workers alike are collaborating to address Ebola in Guinea, but challenges remain.