The Future of Health Financing
We’re working toward universal health coverage and unprecedented options for health care worldwide. But how will we afford it?
Life at Work for a Community Health Assistant in Zambia
In rural Zambia, community health assistants often go above and beyond their training. But is this safe?
Frontline Health Workers: A Missing Link in Global Health's Data Revolution
All too often, frontline health workers don't have the support or infrastructure they need to interact with data in a meaningful way.
Inspired by Real Heroes
One researcher found the antidote to the endless news cycle of human atrocities while interviewing community health volunteers in rural Zambia.
Research Team Asks a Big Question about Community Health in Zambia
Qualitative research lets health workers and clients speak for themselves—and leads to higher-quality health care.
5 Challenges to Women’s Human, Economic, and Labor Rights in the Global Health Workforce
Women who work in the so-called informal care economy are at particular risk.
An Avon-Like Approach to Lifesaving Health Care
After learning that beauty giant Avon had started in rural America, Chuck Slaughter set out to take health care door-to-door in Uganda.
“Mobilizing” the Global Community Workforce for Resilient Primary Health Systems
The role of ICT in creating resilient systems is profound, but we have yet to scratch the surface of possibilities.
Social Service Workforce Week Celebrates Community-Level Workers
Community health workers can have a tremendous impact on health and wellbeing, particularly for the most vulnerable among us.
New Contraceptive Gives Women More of What They Want
In Senegal, health workers and clients alike are loving Sayana Press, a new injectable contraceptive that’s easy to administer and pain-free.