Vital

News & commentary about the global health workforce

Reflections on 2020 from a Nurse and a Midwife

What does this year mean for us? How will we be honored—and how will we honor the profession? 

Policy Changes in Tanzania and Beyond Unleash Full Power of Nurses

Part of the Frontline Perspectives series for the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.

The Journey of Arti Sah, a Midwife in Nepal

“There is nothing bigger than the happiness I feel when a healthy mother leaves with a healthy baby.”

Why Should Postabortion Care Be Youth-Friendly?

Midwife Tembi Mugore answers four questions about bias, shame, and what it takes to overcome them in health services for young people.

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.