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The Frontline Health Workers Coalition Urges Continued United States Investment and Engagement in the World Health Organization

U.S. support for the WHO is critical to protect the health of all people in the U.S. and around the world.

global health security, US global health policy
To Succeed, Global Pandemic Response Must Bolster Nurse Leadership and Challenge Widespread Gender Inequities
Vince Blaser

Nurses from around the world weigh in on how to do this in the age of COVID-19.

Nurses, Gender
Digital Health 2.0: Getting Tools and Services to People Who Need Them Most
Asif Akram, Living Goods; Caitlin Augustin, DataKind; Jeanne Koepsell, Save the Children

Community health workers can play a pivotal role in responding to COVID-19 if we invest in and commit to proven digital health tools.

Community Health Workers, Digital Health
Without WASH, Health Workers Can’t Do Their Jobs
Lindsay Denny, Global Water 2020

Health workers must have water, sanitation and hygeine (WASH) to provide safe care.

WASH
A New Nurse, a New Virus: Combating COVID-19
Indrani Kashyap, JhpiegoKrithika Murali, JhpeigoMaryalice Yakutchik, Jhpiego

Chetna Sharma's days—and nights—are full of seeing patients, sharing information about COVID-19, and enlisting the help of community leaders and police to get the message out to the villagers.

#FrontlinePerspectives, Nurses, women, Jhpiego
It's Time for Nurses Like Beth to Lead
Carol Bales and Samantha Rick

They have the skills to lead multidisciplinary teams and improve health services for us all.

Nurses, family planning, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, IntraHealth International
Midwives Are Leaders on the Line. Listen to Them.
Carol Bales and Elizabeth Walsh

If you’re not already listening to midwives, start now with these testimonies from Fatima, Juliet, Sage, and S. Bakhla.

Midwives
Working Double Duty in India’s Fight Against COVID-19
Indrani Kashyap, JhpiegoKrithika Murali, Jhpiego

Nurse Ranita Maibam is among the thousands of community health officers on the frontlines of India's response to the pandemic.

Community Health Workers, #FrontlinePerspectives, Health Workers, Jhpiego
To Eliminate Malaria, We Must Invest in Community Health Workers During COVID-19
Francisco Rodriguez, Last Mile Health

If we don't protect and support community health workers responding to COVID-19 global progress to eliminate malaria and other preventable diseases will stall, or even reverse.

Malaria, Community Health Workers
6 Nurses and Midwives on What It Takes to Do the Job
IntraHealth International Editorial Team

And why they wouldn’t want to do any other.

#FrontlinePerspectives, #WHWWeek, Nurses, Midwives