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Reflections on 2020 from a Nurse and a Midwife
Stembile Mugore, IntraHealth International

What does this year mean for us? How will we be honored —and how will we honor the profession?

In Florence Nightingale’s day, nursing was a lowly job—but she elevated it. Her working conditions during the Crimea war were deplorable, yet she left a legacy of patient-centered care...

Community Health Workers, Midwives, Nurses, maternal and child health, #FrontlinePerspectives
Frontline Health Workers Must Be a Priority in Coronavirus Response
Hannah Webster, IntraHealth International and Frontline Health Workers Coalition

They’re a country’s most valuable resource during any outbreak.

Infectious diseases, health worker safety, global health security
To Spur Health Workforce Policy Progress, Listen to Frontline Health Workers
Vince Blaser

A community health worker from Kenya inspired global health advocates at the 2020 Prince Mahidol Awards Conference and UHC Forum.

Community Health Workers
Policy Changes in Tanzania and Beyond Unleash Full Power of Nurses
Carol Bales

Imelda Ngonyani and other nurses in Tanzania are making a key HIV prevention strategy more available. This is the first post in our Frontline Perspectives blog series for the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.

#FrontlinePerspectives, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
Health Is a Human Right, and Health Workers Are the Gatekeepers
Clara Long, International Medical Corps

The right to health and other human rights are inextricably linked on the frontlines of war and disaster.

Conflict, Health Workers
The Right Training Has Led to 100% Survival for Preterm Babies at this Ugandan Hospital
Irene Mirembe, IntraHealth International

This midwife is giving babies born too soon a chance at life.

education and training, maternal and child health, IntraHealth International, Midwives
Hand-in-Hand for Health: How Governments and the Private Sector Can Come Together
Belinda Ngongo, Medtronic Foundation and Samantha Rick, IntraHealth International

We need the unique expertise of both to solve community health problems.

Africa, IntraHealth International, Medtronic Foundation, Public-Private Partnerships
For Hurricane Dorian Survivors, Emotional Distress Lingers
Sonia Lowman, International Medical Corps

For World Mental Health Day, we honor survivors of climate disasters and health workers providing much needed mental health services.

World Mental Health Day, Mental Health, Climate
Improving Primary Care by Championing Our Primary Resource—the Health Worker
Phil Carroll, Senior Advocacy Manager, Global Community Impact, Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is delivering on the new Political Declaration for UHC by launching the Center for Health Worker Innovation to strengthen primary, community-based care.
UNGA, Community Health Workers, Midwives, Nurses, UHC
Advocates of Universal Health Coverage Push for Clear Milestones, Accountability
Vince Blaser and Carol Bales

After Member States adopted the UHC Declaration at the UN General Assembly, we’re left asking one big question.

universal health coverage