Rescued Learning: New Loan Fund in Kenya Keeps Medical Students in Class
When Caren got into nursing school her father asked her aunties and uncles for help with tuition fees. They told him to marry her off.
The Vaccine Talk: A Crucial Moment for Parents, Children, and Health Workers
When it comes to talking to clients about vaccinations, clear communication is essential for health workers. And so is training.
Bridging the Gap: Surgical Care in Low-Resource Settings
Two billion people worldwide have no access to basic surgical care. Making it available is a key step toward universal health coverage.
What OpenHIE Means—and Could Mean—for Health Sectors around the World
Enabling a health sector's data systems to talk to each other is harder than it sounds. But it's worth it.
A Bold Strategy and Clear Vision to Improve the Global Health Workforce
Will the WHO's new strategy call for greater investment in frontline health workers around the world?
USAID Tackles Respectful Maternity Care, Better Working Conditions for Midwives
Every year, 289,000 women die from complications during childbirth. USAID wants to change that.
FHWC Urges WHO Executive Board to Put Frontline Health Workers at Center of Ebola Discussions
This is a big week for May's World Health Assembly.
Top 10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2015
Mobile tech. Global health security. Cancer. We’ve got our eyes on 10 topics that will shape 2015 for many of us—especially the health workforce.
In Sierra Leone, Life and Health Systems Grind to a Halt as Ebola Rages On
Sierra Leonean Mohamed Jallow talks with VITAL about day-to-day life in his home country as it reels from the Ebola crisis.
More Support Needed for Local Health Workers Responding to Ebola, Advocates Say
Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone shared a big problem even before Ebola struck: a severe health workforce shortage.