Proud to be a Nurse
Years ago, at a workshop on shaping health policy for nurse leaders, I heard a speaker say, “Nurses are this country’s best kept secret, and we need to wake up.”
What We Need to Change: See More Health Workers ‘Made in the U.S.A’
Every year, U.S. medical and nursing schools turn away tens of thousands of qualified applicants and thousands of American students instead study at overseas medical schools.
Asking Smart Questions: Where Are Health Workers within Service Integration?
I was struck by the extent to which the health worker as input or output in the evaluation of service integration models is conceptually absent.
Move the Merchandise: An Around-the-Clock Operation to Save a Kenyan Medical Warehouse
Picture the following scenario: A large warehouse, 13,000 m2, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya about 20 kilometers from the city center, is so full of drugs and other medical supplies that there is no space for new deliveries.
Focusing on Women, Girls, and Gender Equality: Let’s Not Forget Female Health Workers
The Obama administration's Global Health Initiative has taken the bold step of putting the principle of "women, girls, and gender equality" at the top of the list.
Community Health Workers Save Lives
In places where there are no nurses or doctors or people have to travel a distance to see one, community health workers play an invaluable role of offering basic health care and information to often isolated or remote communities
Walking in Other People’s Shoes
Task shifting in low-resource settings means transferring tasks from one health care worker to another—and it comes with challenges.
Creative Approaches to the Global Health Workforce Crisis
Five years ago the World Health Organization told us that 57 countries had a critical shortage of health workers—fewer than 2.3 service providers for every thousand people. Today, all 57 countries are still below this threshold. What’s holding us back from faster progress?
