Best Investment for a Healthier World

Community Health Workers

This Is a Big Moment for Health Workforce Advocacy and Policy Change.
Carol Bales, Advocacy and Policy Communications Manager, IntraHealth International

Here are some of the wins and opportunities the Frontline Health Workers Coalition is tracking.

COVID-19, Community Health Workers, Global Health Security, Health Systems, Health Workers
COVID-19 and Digital Transformation for Health Systems
Mohini Bhavsar

Can we sustain new ways of supporting community health workers?

Digital Health, Community Health Workers
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.

Africa, Asia, Community Health Workers, Digital Health, COVID-19, Gender, HIV/AIDS, family planning, Nurses, Women, Youth, Health Workers
Counting Down to 2030 Requires a Refocus on Frontline Health Workers
Radha Karnad, Senior Technical Advisor, Primary Health Care, Jhpiego

We need a fit-for-purpose frontline health workforce based on local needs, realities, and disease burden.

#WHWWeek, Community Health Workers, Jhpiego, Health Workers
I’m a Community Health Worker—Here’s Why I Tell My Story

When it comes to HIV and COVID, mothers in my community listen to me. And this year so did decision-makers around the world.

Community Health Workers, HIV/AIDS
5 Lessons from Top Global Experts on How to Support the Health Workforce
Carol Bales and Elizabeth Walsh

National policies and investments during the pandemic are only part of the story.

Community Health Workers, Digital Health, education and training, family planning, health worker safety, Health Workers, Chemonics, IntraHealth International, Mental Health, UNGA
Digital Health 2.0: Getting Tools and Services to People Who Need Them Most
Asif Akram, Living Goods; Caitlin Augustin, DataKind; Jeanne Koepsell, Save the Children

Community health workers can play a pivotal role in responding to COVID-19 if we invest in and commit to proven digital health tools.

Community Health Workers, Digital Health
Working Double Duty in India’s Fight Against COVID-19
Indrani Kashyap, JhpiegoKrithika Murali, Jhpiego

Nurse Ranita Maibam is among the thousands of community health officers on the frontlines of India's response to the pandemic.

Community Health Workers, #FrontlinePerspectives, Health Workers, Jhpiego
To Eliminate Malaria, We Must Invest in Community Health Workers During COVID-19
Francisco Rodriguez, Last Mile Health

If we don't protect and support community health workers responding to COVID-19 global progress to eliminate malaria and other preventable diseases will stall, or even reverse.

Malaria, Community Health Workers