Vital

News & commentary about the global health workforce

Three Steps NGO Leaders Can Take toward a Future of Inclusive, Locally Led Development

Lessons in localization with global health CEOs Maqsoda Maqsodi and Pape Gaye.

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.

Three Early Digital Health COVID-19 Response Success Stories

Here's what makes them efficient and effective during a pandemic.

We’re Moving Fast to Help Health Workers Worldwide Combat COVID-19

A message from IntraHealth’s new president and CEO, Polly Dunford.

A Gender Lens on COVID-19

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

COVID-19: Looking for Helpers in the Medical Hardware Community

Open source, 3D-printable designs for ventilators and other medical equipment could help health workers respond to coronavirus. 

3 Ways Our Tools and Teams around the World Are Combatting COVID-19

From everyday infection prevention to repurposing Ebola response, these approaches are helping health systems manage the coronavirus threat.