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For Human Rights day, this article from CARE explores the Community Score Card, a citizen-driven accountability approach that encourages both community members and frontline health workers to advocate for their rights.

An overview of the Global Health Landscape Symposium held on December 6 that included discussions on the role of the private sector, new funding mechanisms, innovation and tradition, the overall climate of global health, achievements and setbacks.

Speaking to the Strategic Communications Advisor of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in Côte d’Ivoire, a social worker shares how a training on 'index testing' that aims to identify sexual partners of HIV+ patients in order to test them and enrol them in treatment, enabled him to reuinite a family.

By Jessica Turner for IntraHealth International. This article was originally published on IntraHealth International's publication VITAL, please see the original piece here .

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The threat in DRC may no longer be containable and could become endemic.

This piece explores the integral role of community health workers, asking the question of how health systems can incentivize community health workers, urging that they receive the training and professional support needed to conduct their life saving work.

Last week delegates from more than 120 countries renewed the commitment to primary health care for all. Our Director Vince Blaser points out three factors that will be critical to achieving the Astana Declaration.

Community health workers like Nanzula link their neighbors to the essential primary health services they need.

A day in the life of a New York City community health worker sheds light on the work of community health workers around the world, ahead of the World Health Organization's community health worker guidelines.

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