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From Liverpool to Astana: Frontline Health Workers Are a Catalyst for Universal Health Coverage
by Arush Lal

How we prioritize frontline health workers will make or break our vision of a world where equitable, quality health services are accessible to all.

On the Frontlines in Nigeria to End Polio Globally
by International Medical Corps

In a world ravaged by seemingly insurmountable health challenges and disease epidemics, the eradication of polio remains uniquely attainable.

Polio, global health security
Learning from Health Workforce Strategies in Somaliland: Five Questions for Edna Adan

Edna Adan is a name familiar to many of us who work to strengthen health workforces around the world. Enda’s a strong and dazzling force dedicated to ending preventable and maternal death in Somaliland and eradicating the practice of female genital mutilation. Taking time out of a busy schedule at the recent United Nations General Assembly in New York, Edna, a longstanding friend of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition, answered some of our questions.

education and training, Africa, health workforce financing, maternal and child health
Clean hands – a recipe for health: linking hand hygiene and food hygiene

This year the theme for Global Handwashing Day was Clean hands - recipe for health. WaterAid's Om Prasad Gautam examines the link between food hygiene and hand hygiene.

WASH
Addressing Misconceptions and Eliminating the Stigma: Mental Health in Malawi

On World Mental Health Day, Seed Global Health interview their former volunteer, Amelia Rutter, about misconceptions in mental health in Malawi

Africa
End Tuberculosis by Empowering Community Health Workers
by David Bryden

Tuberculosis claims about 4,300 lives a day. Human support from frontline health workers can make the difference between life and death.

Tuberculosis, Community Health Workers
Untapping the Potential of a ‘New’ Human Resource for Health: The Local Community Leader

Since October 2017, USAID’s HRH2030 (Human Resources for Health in 2030) has been implementing the Local Leadership and Management approach which focuses on strengthening the capacity of local community leaders in Bafia District of Cameroon.

These 5 Levels of Advocacy Are Moving the Needle on Contraceptive Use
by IntraHealth International Editorial Team

In the struggle to end poverty, new ideas and powerful new voices are rising up, demanding change. And it's working.

family planning, Africa
Three Challenges, One Solution: The Many Capes of Health Heroes
by Phil Carroll

This UN General Assembly Week, reimagine how health heroes are critical to your cause. Because, while it's obvious we need health heroes, they also need us.

global health security, Infectious diseases
Who is a Frontline Health Worker? Make Sure Pharmacists Are On Your List.

When you think of a health worker, who do you see? A doctor, nurse, midwife, or community health worker? If you didn’t think of a pharmacist of drug dispenser, consider adding them to your list. Pharmacists and dispensers around the world are important providers of health care, and they are often the first port of call for treatment or advice.