10 Black Americans Who Have Led COVID-19 Response
These scientists, researchers, policymakers, and more are changing the way we respond to this pandemic and prepare for the next one.
The Editorial Team
IntraHealth International
For 40 years, in 100 countries, IntraHealth International has partnered with countries to find local solutions to health care challenges and to strengthen their health sectors in ways that will meet the needs of their populations.
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Top Global Health Moments of 2021
A month-by-month guide to the moments that captivated us most throughout the year.
Dr. Peris Kariuki: A Voice and Vision for Nursing Leadership
Part of my leadership role includes advocacy.
Dr. Mary Nandili: A Voice and Vision for Nursing Leadership
If it's in the policy, it's easier to reinforce. So now the policy's my priority.
Teresia Wambui: A Voice and Vision for Nursing Leadership
Policymakers should recognize us nurses more and give us leadership at the county level.
Alice Boit: A Voice and Vision for Nursing Leadership
Most of our nurses in Kenya are going abroad. If I could tell policymakers one thing, it would be this.
Mary Akai Supat: A Voice and Vision for Nursing Leadership
I don’t think nursing is a job that is coveted by many, but to me, it's a calling.
Meet 7 Health Workers Who Are Changing the Way We Approach Global Health Beyond the Pandemic
Here's what they say is essential to them.
How Women Leaders Have Shaped Our Response to COVID-19
We asked the women leaders at IntraHealth to talk about how women have shaped their leadership style—before, during, and after this pandemic.
Meet 9 Black Americans Who Have Big Ideas for Greater Global Good
They’re using poetry, health care, technology, and more to spur change—from the SwitchPoint stage and beyond.
Next Steps in Our Global COVID Response: A Message to the World Health Organization's Executive Board
More must be done to ensure essential support and protection for frontline health workers if the COVID-19 response is to succeed.
Top Global Health Moments of 2020
A month-by-month guide to the moments that captivated us most throughout the year.
Congress Must Make Health Workers and COVID-19 Emergency Funding the Priorities
African Health Ministers, IntraHealth International, and Frontline Health Workers Coalition are teaming up to push for this crucial legislation.
We Asked Five Midwives What They See on the Front Lines of COVID-19
They’re working to keep moms, babies, and themselves safe while still delivering during a pandemic.
From the Front Lines to Prime Time: How These Health Workers’ Stories Are Reaching Millions
Jimmy Fallon and other late-night hosts are giving frontline health workers star treatment.
6 Nurses and Midwives on What It Takes to Do the Job
And why they wouldn’t want to do any other.
3 Ways Our Tools and Teams around the World Are Combatting COVID-19
From everyday infection prevention to repurposing Ebola response, these approaches are helping health systems manage the coronavirus threat.
10 Women Who Are Shaping the Future of Global Health
They’re helping get the results we need for the future we want.
The Future of Global Health Starts with Nurses and Midwives
Here are three things we’re working toward in 2020 to help them gain more power to lead.
4 Ways We’re Working to End Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination in Health Care
Because the future of gender equality in health care starts here.
IntraHealth at 40: The Future of Global Health Starts Here
These 3 big lessons are helping us shape the future of health care around the world.
Seven Creative Approaches to Health Workforce Challenges
In a new technical publication, we highlight seven examples of how and why we look for new ways to get results.
This Is the Sound of 2,500+ Nurses Speaking Out on the Biases and Barriers They Face at Work
A new report examines the factors that hinder and help nurses on their way to leadership roles.
How Local Fistula Training Helped Prevent an Ebola Outbreak in Mali
Investing in local expertise has far-reaching impacts on health. Here’s a powerful example.
Welcome to World Health Worker Week 2019
It’s our favorite week of the year. Here are 8 ways to get involved.
3 Cases for Optimism at SwitchPoint and Beyond
Meet three of the wonder women who will rock the SwitchPoint stage next month.
Top 12 Global Health Moments of 2018
A month-by-month guide to the moments that captivated us most throughout the year.
3 Ways to End the Global HIV Epidemic—Locally
It won’t happen from an office or a conference room. It’ll happen on the front lines.
These 5 Levels of Advocacy Are Moving the Needle on Contraceptive Use
In the struggle to end poverty, new ideas and powerful new voices are rising up, demanding change. And it's working.
5 Questions with WHO’s Jim Campbell
We talked with the director of the WHO’s Health Workforce Department during his visit to North Carolina’s global health belt.
A Doctor’s Dispatch from Brazil
"Okay, doc, I'll do it, I'll do it." But he never did.
A Community Health Worker's Dispatch from Arizona
She was starving. She couldn’t help but eat the tomato.
A Registered Nurse’s Dispatch from Uganda
"They did not feel that medicine would help her. They were just waiting for her to die.”
A Physician’s Dispatch from KwaZulu-Natal
In honor of World Health Worker Week 2018, health workers from around the world are telling us what it's really like on the front lines.
A Special Delivery for Women in Mali
New hospital equipment and supplies will help health workers give comfort and care to women in need.
To Do: Join Forces, Save Lives
Change is in the air. And it feels good.
Meet the Young Future-Planners of West Africa
They’re informed, determined, and looking ahead for the good of their countries.
17 Stories of Health Workers on the Front Lines of Care
It’s our favorite time of year. Welcome to World Health Worker Week.
This We Believe
All people deserve access to the best health care possible.
IntraHealth International’s Top Ten Stories from 2016
From the transformation of the health system in Kenya to the women at the intersection of health and technology, take a look back at our most popular stories.
To Achieve #HealthForAll We Need Health Workers for All
Universal health coverage is about the money. But it's really about people—those who need care and those who provide it.
Meet the Health Workers Who Are Leading Us to an AIDS-Free Generation
These are the people and ideas we’ve got our eyes on this World AIDS Day.
To Tackle Noncommunicable Diseases, We Must Invest in Frontline Health Workers
A new policy report offers recommendations on how to do it.
How Will You Celebrate World Contraception Day?
Don’t answer that. We’re just happy you’re celebrating.
For Teenage Girls, Health Workers Can Open up a Future of Strength and Prosperity
What future awaits girls beyond today's war, disease, and inequality?
Three Cheers for Nurses Everywhere
Sure, it’s Florence Nightingale’s birthday. But it’s also a time to reflect on just how much nurses do to hold our global health systems together.
12 Faces of the Health Workforce Shortage
Meet 12 people from across the globe who are working to improve health and well-being, despite a daunting shortage of workers—and huge challenges ahead.
10 Women Who Are Disrupting Global Health and Tech
We're geeking out over 10 of the inspiring, disruptive women headed to SwitchPoint next month.
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.
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.
Much to Celebrate on World Contraception Day 2015
Contraception has already changed the world for us all. Where will it take us as the next 15 years unfold?
Social Service Workforce Week Celebrates Community-Level Workers
Community health workers can have a tremendous impact on health and wellbeing, particularly for the most vulnerable among us.
Why Health Workers Are TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year
The American magazine has named Ebola fighters as their person of the year. They couldn’t have made a better choice.
Ebola Outbreak Underscores Need for Stronger Frontline Health Workforce in West Africa
Since March, Ebola virus has killed over 1,000 people in West Africa, in part due to a shortage of homegrown health workers.
Top 10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2014
Games. Youth. War. We’ve got our eyes on 10 topics that will shape 2014 for us all—especially for members of the health workforce.
