Vital

News & commentary about the global health workforce

Midwives Matter for Haiti's Moms

In the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, maternal and child health challenges persist. Midwives can help Haiti meet those challenges.

Health Care in Conflict: A Doctor's Perspective

Every year health workers are kidnapped, threatened, tortured, and killed. Dr. Dilshad Jaff has made health care in conflict the center of his work.

New ILO Report: The World Needs More Rural Health Workers, a Lot More

More than half the world's rural population may go without effective health care in 2015, a new report finds.

Can Creative Innovators Drive Global Health and Humanitarian Change?

Yes, they have and they are. And we saw it happen at SwitchPoint 2015.

3D-Printed Hands, 3-Cent Maxi Pads, and More at SwitchPoint 2015

Development without dialogue just doesn’t work. Day 2 of SwitchPoint was all about partnerships for lasting progress.

Digital Jedis, Social Entrepreneurs, and the Real Heroes of Global Health

Hundreds gathered today in North Carolina for SwitchPoint, all looking for forces to join, partnerships to forge, and good to do.

Three World-Changers: Drones, Schools, and Sanitary Pads

Digital humanitarians, poverty-fighters, and more head to Saxapahaw, North Carolina, this week for SwitchPoint 2015.

US and Senegalese Investments in Family Planning Are Paying Off

A new Guttmacher Institute report shows the impact of US investment in family planning around the world. In Senegal, the benefits are clear.

World Health Worker Week 2015: A Catalyst for Further Advocacy

Last week we paused to honor frontline health workers everywhere.

Catching the Wave: Family Planning is Taking Off in West Africa

The modern contraceptive prevalence rate for all of sub-Saharan Africa is 23%. In West Africa, it’s 11%. But that's beginning to change.