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News & commentary about the global health workforce

What OpenHIE Means—and Could Mean—for Health Sectors around the World

Enabling a health sector's data systems to talk to each other is harder than it sounds. But it's worth it.

A Bold Strategy and Clear Vision to Improve the Global Health Workforce

Will the WHO's new strategy call for greater investment in frontline health workers around the world?

USAID Tackles Respectful Maternity Care, Better Working Conditions for Midwives

Every year, 289,000 women die from complications during childbirth. USAID wants to change that.

Top 10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2015

Mobile tech. Global health security. Cancer. We’ve got our eyes on 10 topics that will shape 2015 for many of us—especially the health workforce.

In Sierra Leone, Life and Health Systems Grind to a Halt as Ebola Rages On

Sierra Leonean Mohamed Jallow talks with VITAL about day-to-day life in his home country as it reels from the Ebola crisis.

More Support Needed for Local Health Workers Responding to Ebola, Advocates Say

Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone shared a big problem even before Ebola struck: a severe health workforce shortage.

10 Health Workers Who Inspired Us in 2014

We met some amazing health workers this year. They work hard every day to keep their communities healthy—and many put their lives on the line to do it.

Tipping the Scale: Lessons from the mHealth Forum about Investments in Collaboration

Much was said at the inaugural Global mHealth Forum about bringing mHealth innovations and programs “to scale.” But how?