Five Ways to Address Provider Bias in Family Planning
Health workers don't arrive at work as blank slates. They bring their own multidimensional personalities, beliefs, and biases.
Ebola Changed Everything
The 68th World Health Assembly made it clear that Ebola has fundamentally changed the direction of global health discourse.
Let’s Eradicate Obstetric Fistula and Restore Dignity for Women
We don’t hear much about fistula here in North Carolina. But many women across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia know it all too well.
We Can Help Restore Dignity for Thousands of Women in Mali
Each year, 2,000 Malian women are at risk of developing obstetric fistulas. Stronger health systems and holistic care can change this.
Midwives Are More than Midwifery
Midwives could deliver 87% of the world’s sexual, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health services. But a global shortage is holding us back.
Midwives Matter for Haiti's Moms
In the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, maternal and child health challenges persist. Midwives can help Haiti meet those challenges.
Three World-Changers: Drones, Schools, and Sanitary Pads
Digital humanitarians, poverty-fighters, and more head to Saxapahaw, North Carolina, this week for SwitchPoint 2015.
Catching the Wave: Family Planning is Taking Off in West Africa
The modern contraceptive prevalence rate for all of sub-Saharan Africa is 23%. In West Africa, it’s 11%. But that's beginning to change.
Beyond Belief: Health Care as a Weapon
There were 1,809 incidents of violence against health workers, clients, ambulances, and medical facilities in 2012 and 2013. Why? And how can we put a stop to them?
