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10 Lessons for Stronger Health Information Systems in Ebola-Affected West Africa

The international community came together in Accra, Ghana, last month to make a plan.

Creativity: The Key to Developing Tanzania’s Electronic Immunization System

A new registry in Tanzania will track immunizations and vaccine inventories and exchange data with other health information systems.

Ebola Changed Everything

The 68th World Health Assembly made it clear that Ebola has fundamentally changed the direction of global health discourse.

From Guinea: The Doors Shut by Ebola are Starting to Open

Government and international aid workers alike are collaborating to address Ebola in Guinea, but challenges remain.

What OpenHIE Means—and Could Mean—for Health Sectors around the World

Enabling a health sector's data systems to talk to each other is harder than it sounds. But it's worth it.

Top 10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2015

Mobile tech. Global health security. Cancer. We’ve got our eyes on 10 topics that will shape 2015 for many of us—especially the health workforce.

In Sierra Leone, Life and Health Systems Grind to a Halt as Ebola Rages On

Sierra Leonean Mohamed Jallow talks with VITAL about day-to-day life in his home country as it reels from the Ebola crisis.

Ebola Makes the Definitive Case for Health Workers and Strong Health Systems

Ebola has become a grisly but effective champion for health systems strengthening and frontline health workers.