Best Investment for a Healthier World

Nurses

What It Takes to Be a Health Worker
Theresia Mukethe RN, Project Officer, CMMB Kenya

Theresia Mukethe understands demanding workloads, burnout, and staff shortages of health workers. She's advocating for increased investment in health worker training, continuous education, and mental health services.

#WHWWeek , #FrontlinePerspectives , Mental Health , Nurses
In India, Nurses Increase Reproductive Health Autonomy
Sarah Peck, Communications Advisor, Pathfinder International

Pathfinder’s YUVAA project illustrates how nurses, health centers, and community members come together and bring us closer to universal health coverage.

#FrontlinePerspectives , International Nurses Day , Nurses
Nursing Fellows Give Their All in Malawi to Fill Health Workforce Gaps
Elizabeth Geoffroy, Director of Programs and Strategic Partnerships, GAIA Global Health Kelsey Fisher, Health Workforce Development Program Officer, GAIA Global Health

Current fellows tell us how nurses should be better supported.

Nurses , Youth
Soft Skills and Emotional Intelligence Are Important for Newborn Care Nurses
Dyuti Sen, FHWC Regional Advisor
These skills can help nurses cope with stress, prevent burnout, and provide improved care.
maternal and child health , Nurses
From the Frontlines to the UN General Assembly
Amy Staley, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Nurse Amy Staley on the power of nursing, advocacy, and humanity.

#FrontlinePerspectives , Health Workers , Nurses , Policy and Advocacy
What Will It Take to Get Nurses the Respect and Recognition They Deserve?
Carol Bales, Communications Manager, IntraHealth International Tracy Kobukindo, Manager, Education, Last Mile Health

Tracy Kobukindo knows how to bring more nurses to the table.

Health Workers , Nurses
I’m a Nurse in South Sudan and I Connect Sex Workers to HIV Care and Treatment
Joice Yari, IntraHealth International

Violence, stigma, and other challenges I see every day as I provide HIV care to people in my community.

Health Workers , health worker safety , HIV/AIDS , Nurses , COVID-19
Immunization Advocates Explores COVID-19 Vaccine Equity, Acceptance in Season 2 of ‘Community Conversations on Vaccines’
Francesca Montalto, Sabin Vaccine Institute

Hear directly from health workers and other health information gatekeepers about how they are addressing these issues.

Community Health Workers , Vaccines , Nurses
New Regional Advisors Will Guide Coalition's Health Workforce Policy and Advocacy Work

We're expanding our leadership to include health workers and health workforce experts in the regions where we focus our advocacy.

COVID-19 , Africa , Asia , Community Health Workers , Digital Health , family planning , Gender , Health Workers , HIV/AIDS , Nurses , women , Youth
Now’s the Time to Push for Advanced Roles for Nurses
Pandora Hardtman, Jhpiego

International Nurses Day—and Florence Nightingale’s vision—should inspire us.

Nurses , Midwives
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