Vital

News & commentary about the global health workforce

In Ethiopia, Nurses and Midwives Help Mothers Overcome the Pain and Shame of Fistula

Women are receiving better care for obstetric fistula after the USAID Transform Health in Developing Regional States project trained nurses and midwives in rural Ethiopian health facilities

Preparing for Ebola, Then Coronavirus

Rwanda uses its robust Ebola prep measures to respond to COVID-19.

A Gender Lens on COVID-19

Here's why we need to invest in nurses and other frontline health workers to improve health systems. 

Reflections on 2020 from a Nurse and a Midwife

What does this year mean for us? How will we be honored—and how will we honor the profession?