Proactive Partnership: Nurse Leaders and Community Health Volunteers Work Together to Increase Family Planning Use in Kenya
What happens to women’s access to family planning when you partner nurse leaders with community health workers?
Alex Collins
Former health workforce technical advisor, IntraHealth International
Alex Collins was a health workforce technical advisor at IntraHealth International.
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In Botswana, a Stronger Workforce Means Better Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Social service workers face heavy caseloads and big expectations.
In Juba, Women Are on the Front Lines Fighting HIV—and the Stigma Still Attached to It
HIV peer group leaders and members dedicate their time and energy so children, women, and families around the world can get the HIV care they need.
Botswana Is Building a Strong Health System by Focusing on Health Workers
In Botswana, the Ministry of Health is using the power of data to inform its policies, planning, and human resources.
HIV Peer Counselor in the Dominican Republic Shares Impact of His Work
Every day Alfredo provides HIV education and gets positive clients on treatment.
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.
“I Can Improve Things”: An HIV Peer Counselor in the Dominican Republic
In the aftermath of receiving discriminatory care at a local maternity hospital, one young mother living with HIV found her calling.
Introducing the 2012 UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows
We are honored to be part of the UNC-IntraHealth Summer Fellows Program, chaired by Dr. Barbara Stilwell.AUTHORED RESOURCES
Human Resources for Health: Workforce Analytics for Design and Planning Report
This report offers insights for how low- and middle-income countries can use human resources information systems (HRIS) to better design, plan, and manage their health workforces during and beyond the...
Advancing Gender Equality in Health Systems
CapacityPlus developed learning tools to address the challenges of gender inequalities and discrimination in the health workforce and health professional education systems.