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News & commentary about the global health workforce

Newborn Plans: Nurse Leader in Ghana Encourages First-Time Teen Moms to Take Charge of Their Lives

Julia is one of countless health workers who go beyond their traditional roles to help clients when, where, and how they need it the most.

Welcome to World Health Worker Week 2019

It’s our favorite week of the year. Here are 8 ways to get involved.

Senegal’s New eLearning Platform Helps Prevent Service Disruptions as Health Workers Train

Unlike other online platforms, it covers several areas of care and is useful for all types of health workers.

Four Women behind Tanzania’s Fight to End AIDS

They're working to prevent HIV in two of the country’s hardest-to-reach areas.

Fatimata Sy on Partnering to Expand Access to Contraceptives

When it launched in 2011, the Ouagadougou Partnership set an audacious goal for 2020: Increase the number of women using modern contraceptives by at least 2.2 million in nine francophone West African...