The Roadblocks to Universal Health Coverage and How NGOs Can Help Remove Them
There are two big things holding us back.
Student Loans Helped Osoro Build a Business and Expand Health Care in Rural Kenya
He had almost given up on his dream of owning a health care enterprise. Then he learned about the Afya Elimu Fund.
SwitchPoint Goes to Ghana
At the Extreme Affordability Conference in Accra, we saw some of the unusual partnerships and switchpoints that are transforming West Africa’s health and tech landscape.
Ghost Workers Aren’t Spooky—They’re Expensive
The Democratic Republic of the Congo found $2 million in savings when they used data to uncover absent health workers.
To Achieve SDGs, Grow Economies, We Must Invest in the Frontline Health Workforce
It's time to face the financing issue.
Community Health Workers: Forgotten No More
A new global campaign is pushing for salaries, benefits, and formal employment for these crucial health workers.
Global Health Is an Investment We Can’t Afford to Pass Up
As a career physician, I've seen modern medicine rescue people from the brink of death. But major gaps remain.
Loan Program Brings Peace of Mind to Kenya’s Aspiring Frontline Health Workers
All Mercy Wangui Kariuki ever wanted to be was a nurse.
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?
A Global Health Memo to the Next US President
It’s time for a new generation of aid, one that reflects the complexity of the disparate but intertwined challenges before us.