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News & commentary about the global health workforce

Community Health Workers Make a Difference for Pediatric HIV Clients in South Sudan

Lawrence Monday links health facilities and communities to extend HIV care and treatment services.

Why Health Workers Are TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year

The American magazine has named Ebola fighters as their person of the year. They couldn’t have made a better choice.

A Return to Monrovia in the Time of Ebola

Wash hands, take temperature, no touching. It's a day-to-day mantra in Liberia as country leaders forge partnerships to end Ebola.

One Mother's Story of Giving Birth in a Hospital Instead of at Home

Complications during childbirth kill thirteen mothers every day in the Philippines. What will it take to change that?

5 Ways to End the AIDS Epidemic by 2030

We’ve got 15 years to snuff out a virus that has killed 39 million people. These five approaches are going to help us do it.

iHRIS Champions in Ghana Share Success with Using Health Workforce Data

Ghana has fewer than 14 health workers for every 10,000 people. To fix the shortage, the country needs answers—and data.

When Health Workers Aren’t Really Health Workers

He’s a powerful spell-caster who can cure HIV with herbs, and more from my email exchange with a quack.

Ebola Makes the Definitive Case for Health Workers and Strong Health Systems

Ebola has become a grisly but effective champion for health systems strengthening and frontline health workers.

The Right Knowledge Can Stop Ebola from Widening the Gap in HIV Care

Ebola threatens lives in more ways than one. In Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, people living with HIV are feeling the effects.

“I’m a Health Worker”: Dr. Arturo Carrillo

Meet Dr. Arturo Carrillo. He's fighting to end discrimination and stigma in El Salvador's health services.

New Resource Centers Put Critical Information in the Hands of West Bank Health Workers

A new wealth of information could alleviate some costly strains on the West Bank's overloaded health system.