Vital

News & commentary about the global health workforce

Mandy Moore and Jennifer James See Tanzania's Health Workers in Action

Two global health advocates experience firsthand the inner workings of a rural, mobile HIV facility.

Looking at Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in the Field

In rural Tanzania, health workers toil away in tents to stem HIV.

New Partnership Will Bring Holistic Fistula Care to the Women of Mali

The chair of IntraHealth's board shares her plans for Mali’s fistula survivors—including greater health, dignity, and prosperity.

Traveling to Tanzania With PSI, IntraHealth International, and Mandy Moore

Jennifer James of Mom Bloggers for Social Good is in Tanzania this week to report on frontline health workers—and why they matter.

New Report: Why We Need Better Data on Community Health Workers

The Frontline Health Workers Coalition calls for a systematic approach to assessing the community health workforce and its impact.

Social Service Workers Address Ebola’s Widespread Social Impacts

Stress. Fear. Loss. Ebola's effects on children, emergency responders—and entire societies—can be devastating.

Namibian Leaders Determined to Address Country’s Health Disparities

IntraHealth Namibia is working hard to bring high-quality care to 2.3 million Namibians, all by focusing on health workers.

Three Things We Know about Family Planning—and Why We Don’t Talk About One of Them

Plenty of obstacles stand in the way of health workers who provide contraception to their clients. And personal bias is one of them.