Maternity Ward Observations: Midwifery Care in a Haitian Hospital
Midwives and nurses bring compassion to L’Hôpital Sainte-Thérèse.
Why Strengthen the Health System?
Think of the global progress we could make if we, as organizations, talked less and listened more. This came up again and again at SwitchPoint.
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.
Attitude and Education: The Keys to Successful Nurse Midwifery
Midwifery students can learn great clinical skills. Attitude is harder.
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.
Health Care in Conflict: A Doctor's Perspective
Every year health workers are kidnapped, threatened, tortured, and killed. Dr. Dilshad Jaff has made health care in conflict the center of his work.
New ILO Report: The World Needs More Rural Health Workers, a Lot More
More than half the world's rural population may go without effective health care in 2015, a new report finds.
Can Creative Innovators Drive Global Health and Humanitarian Change?
Yes, they have and they are. And we saw it happen at SwitchPoint 2015.
3D-Printed Hands, 3-Cent Maxi Pads, and More at SwitchPoint 2015
Development without dialogue just doesn’t work. Day 2 of SwitchPoint was all about partnerships for lasting progress.
