Frontline Health Workers Abroad Help Protect Us—Let’s Support Them
Having enough health workers won’t make diseases go away, but it can prevent them from becoming pandemics in the first place.
Casey Bishopp
Former communications officer, IntraHealth International
Casey Bishopp is a former communications officer at IntraHealth International.
VITAL
A SwitchPoint Podcast for the Era of COVID-19
When we invited Gavin Yamey and Aarathi Krishnan to SwitchPoint 2020 back in late 2019, we had no way of knowing just how much the world would change between then and now. Reality has completely...
Rwanda’s Nurses Communicate to Protect Themselves and Their Clients
Before, during, and after COVID-19, open dialogue is key to workplace safety and security.
Students Are the Future of Health Care in Kenya
The Afya Elimu Fund is the first of its kind.
10 African Americans Who Have Shaped Public Health
From one of Forbes's 100 Most Powerful Women to the father of the blood bank, black Americans have changed global health for us all.
The Future of Health in Tajikistan Starts with Community Health Volunteers
We sat down with Roman Yorick to look at the results—and the people behind them.
New Insights from Old Numbers: Artificial Intelligence Makes Sense of Health Ministry Data
“This is a big step in solving the data-rich-but-information-poor paradigm facing ministries of health.”
We're Missing Something in Health Worker Training
A conversation with two physicians about the mental health realities of a career in medicine.
In Tanzania, Transportation Meets HIV Education
Meet these surprising public health activists.
Podcasting for Good: Take Two
Pape Gaye and Paurvi Bhatt talk storytelling for advocacy in episode two of the SwitchPoint podcast.
Young and HIV-Positive? We See You
For kids who live with the virus, an empathetic health worker can be a link to a lifetime of successful treatment.
Community Liaisons Are Resourceful and Persistent
"We must gain the patients' trust."