New Report: Why We Need Better Data on Community Health Workers
The Frontline Health Workers Coalition calls for a systematic approach to assessing the community health workforce and its impact.
Fear, Trust, and Attacks on Ebola Workers
To West Africans who are emerging from decades of brutal wars, health workers in hazmat suits can easily appear threatening. The resulting attacks put everyone at risk.
Three Things We Know about Family Planning—and Why We Don’t Talk About One of Them
Plenty of obstacles stand in the way of health workers who provide contraception to their clients. And personal bias is one of them.
In Health Systems Strengthening, the Big Question Is Not What, but How
It shouldn’t be just one part of what we do in global health. It should be part of how we do everything.
UN Security Council Open Debate on Children in Armed Conflict
UN members say attacks on schools and hospitals are war crimes.
The Family Planning Health Workforce: Making an Impact
Health workers who provide family planning services can make a big difference in their clients' lives.
For Health Workers on Ebola's Front Lines, Stress Management is Crucial
Under pressure of long hours, short staffing, and the growth of a deadly disease, how can health workers stay safe and effective?
In the Ongoing Ebola Crisis, Emergency Aid Is Not Enough
Whenever we provide aid, we must ask ourselves: How can we make a positive impact not only today, but for years to come?
A Multidimensional Approach to Safeguarding Health Workers
Trapped in Libya by intermittent fighting, nurses face threats to their physical, emotional, and even financial safety.
