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.
Computerized Shortlisting Saves Time and Money, Gets Health Workers Where They Are Needed
The Uganda Capacity Program began collaborating to come up with a better way to quickly recruit, process, and hire qualified health workers.
Pfizer Fellow Reflects on Health Huts, Emailing, and Other Lessons Learned in Senegal
When I first came to Senegal, I did not know at all what to expect. I knew it would be a life-changing experience.
The ‘Fatal Flow’ of Health Worker Migration
More than a year after its devastating earthquake, Haiti is still struggling to recover and rebuild its health system.
Agaïcha's Story
On the sixth day, my uncle took me from the village to the nearest health center, 65 km away. Once we got there, an unskilled health provider pulled the baby out by force. My son was dead. The following day, my torment started: I could not control my bladder anymore.”
A Shout Out to 29 Amazing Zambian Women and 1 Man Caring for Their Community
I met an amazing group of people in Zambia: the Chishilano Home-Based Care Group at the Shelazi Centre. They are a group of about 30 volunteers, who care for people in their community living with HIV/AIDS.
The Possibilities of Video Games and Digital Living for Future Health Workers' Lives
What if video games could be used to help solve the health care worker shortage in Africa? Playing games can help people learn knowledge and skills.
Without the User, There Is No System: Harnessing Technology through the eHealth Workforce
When we talk about building strong health systems and the health workers needed to run these systems, we often think about doctors or nurses or community health workers. Just as crucial to health...
An Imperative to Act: Family Planning in West Africa
Earlier this month, I was in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso with delegates from eight French-speaking West African countries* for the conference, “Family Planning in the context of Population and Development: the Urgency to Act.”
Where is the Evidence on Building Sustainable Health Systems in a World of Unrest?
Civil unrest is spreading quicker than a pandemic across the Middle East and North Africa. How will these events affect people’s health and the health systems in these countries?
