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News & commentary about the global health workforce

Seven Tactics that Are Leading Francophone West Africa toward a Contraceptive Revolution

For decades, family planning indicators in francophone West Africa wouldn’t budge. Here’s how the Ouagadougou Partnership is moving the needle on family planning.

As Ebola Transmissions End in Guinea, What about the Heroes Left Behind?

The WHO announced today that Ebola transmissions have ended in Guinea. Now a new kind of hard work begins.

Read between the Lines: An Open Source Lesson from Tech Billionaires

Do we in the development community have the courage to drop flashy innovations that just don't work?

Universal Health Coverage as a Global Goal: Is Everything Old New Again?

If the global community wasn’t able to achieve health for all by the year 2000, how can we do it by 2030? Here are a few ways.

The Human Touch We Need for Universal Health Coverage (and All Global Health Goals)

We strive for a world where everyone, everywhere has the health care they need to thrive. Our new photo exhibit provides a glimpse into that vision as it becomes a reality.

15 Stories You Shouldn’t Miss on World AIDS Day

From frontline health workers to families everywhere, AIDS has been changing life stories for over 30 years. Now we're changing the story of AIDS—and maybe even ending it.

Social Service Workers Can Help End Violence against Women

One in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence at some point. Now's the time to change that.

16 Ways Health Workers Can Help Stop Gender-Based Violence

Violence against women is a public health and human rights emergency. Health workers can make a difference.