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US Global Health Policy

Senate Bill a Big Win for Health Workers around the Globe
David Bryden, Director of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition

Here are the key provisions for health systems and what US Congress should make sure to keep in.

Global Health Security, Health Systems, US Global Health Policy
The Frontline Health Workers Coalition Urges Continued United States Investment and Engagement in the World Health Organization

U.S. support for the WHO is critical to protect the health of all people in the U.S. and around the world.

Global Health Security, US Global Health Policy
On the Hill to Advocate for and Honor Health Workers
Frontline Health Workers Coalition Secretariat

During World Health Worker Week , frontline health workers and members of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition (FHWC) took to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, to educate lawmakers and their staff on the tremendous impact frontline health workers have in their communities and advocate for...

#WHWWeek, US Global Health Policy, health workforce financing, Global Health Security, health worker safety
More than a story: takeaways from the Health Heroes Plus Social Good Summit

As global health policymakers from around the world this week are discussing the financing needed to achieve universal health coverage on the sidelines of the World Bank spring meetings here in Washington – they would be wise to heed the stories and calls for investment and inclusion by the frontline health workers who spoke at the Health Heroes + Social Good Summit on April 5 during World Health Worker Week.

universal health coverage, Global Health Security, US Global Health Policy
Integration of Frontline Health Workforce Will Determine Success of SDGs, Universal Health Coverage in 2018 and Beyond
How do you move from policy to implementation to deliver “truly patient-centered” care?
universal health coverage, UN/multilateral policy, US Global Health Policy
On World Humanitarian Day, Remember Local Health Workers

By Michelle Korte, IntraHealth International

When you think of a humanitarian, what image comes to mind? A foreign aid worker? A group of missionaries? Maybe a few American celebrities stirring trans-Atlantic compassion? (Just Google the term “humanitarian” and you’ll...

IntraHealth International, US Global Health Policy
A Tanzanian Pediatrician and Advocate’s Take on Tanzania’s Health Workforce and U.S. Global Health Investments

By: Scott Weathers, Frontline Health Workers Coalition, IntraHealth International

The Frontline Health Workers Coalition recently sat down to speak with Dr. Namala Mkopi, a Tanzanian doctor, former President of the Medical...

Africa, US Global Health Policy
BREAKING: Bipartisan Frontline Health Workers Resolution Introduced by Reps. Lowey, Crenshaw

By Scott Weathers, IntraHealth International and Frontline Health Workers Coalition

Reps. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) and Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) introduced H. Res. 419 , “Recognizing the Importance of Frontline Health Workers” today in the U.S. House of Representatives....

US Global Health Policy
Bridging the Gap: Surgical Care in Low-Resource Settings

By Susan W. Hayes, ReSurge International

Seven years ago, young Mohammed Hussein was playing with friends near his home in Bangladesh when an accident occurred that would change his life forever.

He and his friends were beside a road that was being paved, when Mohammed...

UN/multilateral policy, US Global Health Policy
5 Ways to End AIDS by 2030

This article originally appeared in Devex .

By Margarite Nathe, IntraHealth International

When it started in the early 1980s, everyone was scared. No one knew how to help the people who were filling U.S. hospitals and then swiftly dying, or what to do for others suffering the...

Infectious diseases, US Global Health Policy