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.

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. 

Collaboration Is Essential to Improving Maternal and Newborn Health in Indonesia

It'll take a nation to change the numbers for Indonesia's moms and babies.

Senegal’s New Roadmap for a Gender Transformative Human Resource Management Policy

The country is taking steps to change the working lives of health workers—particularly women. 

The Promise of Digital Health in the Fight against Noncommunicable Diseases

Could activity trackers help stem the global tide of hypertension?

Young and HIV-Positive? We See You

For kids who live with the virus, an empathetic health worker can be a link to a lifetime of successful treatment.

Global Access to Quality, Affordable Care

This year's Extreme Affordability Conference in Ghana had something new to offer.

Behind Big Results in Zambia, Big Ideas and a Creative Team

Meet some of the people who’ve been driving major progress in HIV care for members of Zambia’s hard-to-reach key populations.

In Rural Uganda, One Trans Woman Fights for HIV Care for All

She knows from experience that health workers can either push LGBTI clients away from the care they need—or draw them to it.

Twelve Years Later, HIV in Namibia Looks Very Different

There's been enormous progress here, but adolescent girls and young women still face particular risk.