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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.

A Gender Lens on COVID-19

Here's why we need to invest in nurses and other frontline health workers to improve health systems. 

COVID-19: Looking for Helpers in the Medical Hardware Community

Open source, 3D-printable designs for ventilators and other medical equipment could help health workers respond to coronavirus. 

3 Ways Our Tools and Teams around the World Are Combatting COVID-19

From everyday infection prevention to repurposing Ebola response, these approaches are helping health systems manage the coronavirus threat.

The Ouagadougou Partnership: An Improbable Success in a Troubled Region

The Ouagadougou Partnership in francophone West Africa advances access to family planning for health and development.

10 Global Digital Health Solutions for International Coronavirus Response

These are just some of the tools governments can use to prevent, contain, and diagnose COVID-19.

What Happens When Global Health and Data Science Collide?

Amy Finnegan talks machine learning, big data, and the power of asking the right questions.