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News & commentary about the global health workforce

Policy Changes in Tanzania and Beyond Unleash Full Power of Nurses

Part of the Frontline Perspectives series for the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.

HIV Support Groups Help Members and Health Facilities Alike in Namibia

Community groups keep each other accountable and healthy while living with HIV. 

In Senegal, HIV Peer Mediators Are a Lifeline for These Young Men

It’s tough having no one to talk to. Peer mediators know what clients are going through and are connecting more of them to care.

In One Guatemalan Hospital, Peer Support Groups Boost Quality of Life for People Living with HIV

Groups meet each month to learn from each other’s experiences and encourage one another to strive for better lives.

Workplace HIV Services Provide a Turning Point for Men in Tanzania’s Kagera Region

Sugarcane harvesters are spreading the word about the protective benefits of voluntary medical male circumcision.

For Children in South Sudan, Managing HIV and its Treatment Is Complicated

Civil war makes it hard to get health services and medications, especially for kids like Abdu.

In Uganda, One Teen Tackles the Stigma of Violence Against Women

After surviving gender-based violence, she’s using her experience to mentor other girls and end harmful customs in her community.