It's Time for Nurses Like Beth to Lead
They have the skills to lead multidisciplinary teams and improve health services for us all.
Samantha Rick served as an advocacy and policy officer at IntraHealth International and as deputy director of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition. Previously, she worked with the USAID Bureau for Global Health and the Smithsonian Institution Office of International Relations. She received her master's degree in anthropology of development and social transformation from the University of Sussex.
They have the skills to lead multidisciplinary teams and improve health services for us all.
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We need the unique expertise of both to solve community health problems.
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