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Reflections from a Frontline Health Worker: Integrated Community Health Systems Drive Better Health Outcomes and Save Lives
Albertha Freeman, Community Health Nurse Supervisor in Liberia

I am one of thousands of community and frontline health workers bringing primary health care within reach of all Liberians.

Community Health Workers, universal health coverage
Not Slowing Down: Community Health Worker Harriet Mutaawe
Judith Ssesse, Community Health Manager, Nsangi Branch, Living Goods

Harriet's a community health worker and an advocate in rural Uganda.

Africa, Community Health Workers
Let’s Transform Health Professional Education to Better Serve Our Youth and Communities
Rachel Deussom / HRH2030 Program, Chemonics International

Taking a comprehensive, whole-of-system approach to transform health professional education can help us achieve health for all.

Youth, education and training
Breastfeeding Is a Team Sport, and Frontline Health Workers are Key Players
Amanda Medlock of World Vision

Even in hard-to-reach and vulnerable places, frontline health workers empower women with knowledge about breastfeeding and how to keep their babies healthy.

maternal and child health, Breastfeeding, World Breastfeeding Week
These Nurses Are Shining a Light on the Gender Barriers They Face at Work
Samantha Rick

The obstacles that keep many nurses out of leadership roles are systemic, structural, and age-old.

Women, Nurses, IntraHealth International
Health Workers: On the Front Lines of Global Health Security Duty

By Dr. Mariam Reda, Chemonics

Last month, the first Global Health Security Conference 2019 (GHS2019) took place in Sydney, Australia, gathering more than 800 participants from 65 countries to discuss strategies to advance global health security through partnerships,...

Trust, Capacity, and Innovation Help Local Organizations Reach Last-Mile Communities

Authors: Kristen Devlin and Kim Farnham Egan, JSI

According to the World Bank and the World Health Organization, at least half of the world lacks access to all essential health services. In pursuit of the goal of universal health coverage, countries are developing...

education and training, universal health coverage
Building a Bridge for Better Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
April Houston, CARE USA

Community members are partnering with frontline health workers to fight the cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Infectious diseases, CARE USA
Advancing Nurse Leadership in the Health Workforce

By: Dr. Vanessa Kerry, Co-founder and CEO, Seed Global Health

A stark example of the entrenched barriers to nursing leadership was made evident to me on a trip to meet with partners from leading training institutions. We were to discuss ways we could collaboratively...

Nurses, women, health workforce financing
For Health Workers Behind the Scenes, Ukraine Works to Improve Access to Safe Blood for All
Kathryn Utan and Asel Turganbaeva, American International Health Alliance

Health workers around the world need blood to save lives. But access to safe blood is not universal. For Blood Donor Day, join our member American International Health Alliance and its partners in Ukraine to raise awareness of the need for blood donations throughout the year.