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How the Three UN Global Health Declarations Support Health Workers
Urvi Chowdhury, Project HOPE

Civil society and advocates can leverage the new declarations to push for more recognition and concrete commitments for health workers to improve global health.

UNGA , Policy and Advocacy
For Health Workers, Responding to Outbreaks Isn’t New
Souleymane Zaré, Jhpiego Burkina Faso Roger Zingue, Nurse, Burkina Faso

We need to listen to health workers at this week’s UN High-Level Meetings on Health.

#FrontlinePerspectives , Global Health Security , UHC , UNGA
Three Ways to Support and Engage the Full Health Workforce Needed to Deliver on UNGA’s Health Agenda
Kelly Saldaña, Vice President, Resilient Health Systems, Abt Associates

Start with really embracing localization and putting local actors in the lead.

UHC , UNGA
At UNGA, Civil Society Must Mobilize Global Solidarity for Universal Health Coverage
Francis Omaswa

Let's press heads of state to invest in health systems and health workers.

UNGA , UHC , Health Workers , Health Systems
Three Reasons to Invest in Community Health Workers
Rebecca Alban, VillageReach Hope Ngwira, Village Reach

CHWs are trusted, capable, and cost-effective.

Community Health Workers , Policy and Advocacy
Big Milestones for Me and All Community Health Workers in Kenya
Sheringham Elisha, Community Health Worker and Advocate

Last week USAID’s assistant administrator for Global Health visited and Kenya’s president announced a new commitment.

#FrontlinePerspectives , Community Health Workers , Policy and Advocacy
How Digital Health Technology Supports Universal Health Coverage
Chris Powell, CEO, THINKMD

It's by strengthening the frontline health workforce.

Digital Health
Female Community Health Workers Can Unlock Health For All
Babalwa Mbono, Strategic Project Officer, mothers2mothers
Let’s give them platforms to share their recommendations and pay them fairly.
#FrontlinePerspectives , World Health Assembly , Community Health Workers
BREAKING: Reps. Bera, Kiggans Introduce Bipartisan Global Frontline Health Worker Resolution
Carol Bales, Communications Manager, IntraHealth International Corinne Paul, Global Health Policy Advocate, CARE USA
H. Res. 389 acknowledges the essential contributions of frontline health workers to saving lives and reaffirms their central role in achieving US global health goals.
International Nurses Day , Health Workers , CARE USA , Policy and Advocacy
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