SwitchPoint 2016: Day 1
The first day of SwitchPoint 2016 was one of intentional serendipity for hundreds of experts, entrepreneurs, and do-gooders from around the world.
A Filmmaker and a Physician Walk into a Vasectomy
But the global advocacy movement they created was no joke.
Are the Elderly at Risk of the Zika Virus?
What can home-based health workers do to protect their older clients and family members from Zika?
Resilient Health Systems: What Will it Take to Crack the Nut?
Never before has this question been more salient, given the rise of emerging pandemic threats and growing worldwide instability.
Kenya's Health Workforce Looks to Technology for Training in Family Planning
Mobile phones and their capabilities are expanding in Kenya.
SwitchPoint: Is it a Festival or a Conference?
This year’s SwitchPoint speakers are coming from the UN Foundation, the World Bank, USAID, major corporations, and from tiny startups in far-off places.
A Connected Health Workforce is Essential to Global Health Security
We shouldn't wait for the next epidemic before we implement some relatively simple yet powerful digital health solutions.
3 Issues We Can’t Ignore If We’re Going to Solve the Health Workforce Crisis
Diseases aren’t the only major threats to global health today.
12 Faces of the Health Workforce Shortage
Meet 12 people from across the globe who are working to improve health and well-being, despite a daunting shortage of workers—and huge challenges ahead.
No Better Time for Canada to Invest in Francophone West Africa
The Ouagadougou Partnership invites Canada to be part of its hidden story of success for women and girls.
