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News & commentary about the global health workforce

It’s Not Just for Women, You Know: 5 Ways for Men to Get More Involved in Contraception

When it comes to who’s using contraception, we aren’t even close to 50-50.
 

Knowledge Management Fosters Country Ownership in Digital Health

Keeping track of key discussions, decisions, and insights can help countries take control of these initiatives.

A Strategy to Deliver a Fit-For-Purpose Global Health Workforce

The Workforce 2030 strategy is a milestone in its own right. But we need bold investments and policies to turn its vision into a reality.

In Koulikoro, Malian Women with Fistula Find Compassion and Solidarity

I watched one health worker carefully chase mosquitoes from underneath the bed nets, so the women using them could rest.

Digital Health and the New World

I was a digital health novice before working with the informatics team at IntraHealth. Then they introduced me to mHero.

From Zero Doctors to Three: A Transformation at Bukwo General Hospital

Imagine you and 74,000 other people all had access to just one doctor. That used to be Uganda's Bukwo District.

On World Humanitarian Day, Remember Local Health Workers

Local workers are the links between the aid budgets we debate in Washington and the realized mitigation of human suffering.

We Have the Tools, the Technology, and the Numbers

Today’s youth are crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. But not all of us have access to the resources we need.

Driving the Development Conversation with JadedAid

How do we communicate the work we do in global development? Do we become the voice for a cause, or elevate local voices instead?