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News & commentary about the global health workforce

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.

3 Ways To Invest in Interoperable Health Information Systems

These are the paths that will lead us beyond lofty goals and onto practical action.

After Fifty Long Years with Obstetric Fistula, Two Women Reclaim Their Dignity

They spent most of their lives with the condition, but now two septuagenarians in Mali are healed—and they’re on a mission.

Global Health and Tech Thinkers Come Together at SwitchPoint

From pandemic preparedness to gender equality, here are a few standout moments from the 2018 event.

A Do No Harm Framework for ICT4D: Inspiration from SwitchPoint 2018

The issue of data ethics isn't new to international development—but it all feels a little more urgent now. 

SwitchPoint 2018: Day 2

Fear and bias get in the way of humanitarian work every day. We're moving forward anyway.