UN/multilateral policy

By Julia Bluestone, Jhpiego The following is a Q&A between Julia Bluestone of Jhpiego and the Frontline Health Workers Coalition and Dr. Henry Perry of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on a recently released report examining community health workers’ effectiveness in saving lives...

By Bob Gillespie, Population Communication I recently returned from Bangladesh where, as a Ford Foundation consultant from 1975 to 1978, I helped select, train, mobilize, supervise and evaluate 6,700 traditional birth attendants (TBAs), 13,500 Dais (village midwives), 13,500 family welfare...

By Jeff Meer, Public Health Institute Frontline health workers face enormous challenges and must be prepared to adapt to changing circumstances. One of the largest changes occurring in global health is increasing urgency for health workers to prevent, diagnose and treat non-communicable diseases...

Mary Beth Powers, Chair, Frontline Health Workers Coalition Nearly one year ago, Eric Goosby – the United States Global AIDS Ambassador and new Ambassador for Global Health Diplomacy – made a simple yet powerful statement that exemplifies why we founded the Frontline Health Workers Coalition...

By: Carol Bales and Rachel Deussom, IntraHealth International The “son of the community” takes part in a community meeting. The local people call him “the son of the community.” On the verge of tears, he listens as they proudly say, “The dust will fly even if it’s raining, because we will be dancing...

By: Meredith L. Ritchie, White Ribbon Alliance Photo courtesy of the White Ribbon Alliance Uganda Uganda deserves praise! The government recently committed to recruiting more than 1,014 midwives; 1,436 nurses; 758 nursing officers; 223 medical doctors; 283 anesthetists; 1,101 clinical officers; and...

By: Corinne Farrell and Girdhari Bora, IntraHealth International Photo Credits: IntraHealth Mobile Application Reinforces Frontline Health Workers’ Knowledge, Confidence, and Credibility In rural India, frontline health workers—called accredited social health activists (or ASHAs)—are improving the...

By: Joan Holloway, IAPAC The 19 th International AIDS Conference, held in Washington, DC last week, was attended by nearly 30,000 health care providers, policy makers, researchers, press and grassroots caregivers. The overwhelming message from the conference was one of hope that someday, in the not...

By: Susan O'Halloran MPH, Frontline Health Workers Coalition Forming a successful partnership takes commitment, work and significant thought. Partnerships can help provide more visibility to an issue using the various partner networks, bring the creative thinking of more people to the table on an...

By Sharon Rainey, African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) “When we went to Africa, it changed us completely – there is no way the Senator could ever vote for cuts to foreign aid now.” This comment from an enthusiastic young congressional staffer at the Frontline Health Worker Coalition’s...