Vital

News & commentary about the global health workforce

Women on the Front Lines of Care: Seven Ways to Show We Care

How much do we really value women in the health workforce? And how can we make it a better place for them to work? Judith Winkler has some ideas.

Human Resources for Health: Shifting the Paradigm

Pape Gaye answers 8 questions about what we've accomplished so far—and where we're going from here.

Investing in Health Workers Today Means More Lives Tomorrow

What happens to a struggling newborn if her caregivers aren't well trained? The first minute of life is crucial. By Dr. Vanessa Kerry.

Can We Put Aside Our Differences for Universal Health Coverage?

It’ll take more than a village. In fact, it’ll take a whole lot of networked villages, all working together.

At the Source of Health Care, Health Workers

We picked Malik Jaffer’s brain about health worker heroes and what it’ll take to make more of them.

Let's Pass the Mic to Young People

As youth around the world get more involved in the field of family planning (or future planning), their voices are ringing out all the clearer.

Let's Talk Tactics

Human resources for health has become one of the world’s greatest development challenges. We need a long-term strategy to conquer it.

HRH + Private Sector = A Happy Marriage?

The private sector brings more than just money to the table when it comes to global health. But where were our private-sector partners in Recife?

Letter to the Editor: From Recife to Addis Ababa

We can't make reproductive health services fully accessible without taking on the global health workforce crisis, says Pape Gaye in a new letter featured in Addis Fortune.

Top 5 Reasons the Global Health Community Should Have Its Eyes on Recife

If you work in global health, what's happening at the Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health should be important to you.