Community Health Workers Make a Difference for Pediatric HIV Clients in South Sudan
Lawrence Monday links health facilities and communities to extend HIV care and treatment services.
Creative Approaches to the Global Health Workforce Crisis
Five years ago the World Health Organization told us that 57 countries had a critical shortage of health workers—fewer than 2.3 service providers for every thousand people. Today, all 57 countries are still below this threshold. What’s holding us back from faster progress?
Text Messages: An Essential Tool for Reaching Remote Health Workers in the Kenyan Health System
Like many sub-Saharan African countries, Kenya has a severe shortage of health workers, especially in rural and hard-to-reach areas, which makes it difficult or impossible for people in these areas to...
Global Health and American Moral Power
My parents survived the Holocaust; they were Jewish children who spent the war in hiding in France. After the war, they received CARE packages from America. The Marshall Plan helped rebuild France. I once asked my mother what this meant to her. She said, “After all we had been through, it reminded me that there were still good people in the world.”
By Grace Alone
Transitioning “fistula work” is not easy. Treating obstetric fistula is a service by grace alone, especially if you’re a government worker.
Uganda’s Electronic Databases: From Guesswork to Real Data Management
I used to work at the Registrar of the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council where I was the custodian of all information pertaining to the Ugandan nursing cadre. I often felt humbled when people, including those from high-ranking organizations, would come to me seeking data.
Computerized Shortlisting Saves Time and Money, Gets Health Workers Where They Are Needed
The Uganda Capacity Program began collaborating to come up with a better way to quickly recruit, process, and hire qualified health workers.
Pfizer Fellow Reflects on Health Huts, Emailing, and Other Lessons Learned in Senegal
When I first came to Senegal, I did not know at all what to expect. I knew it would be a life-changing experience.
The ‘Fatal Flow’ of Health Worker Migration
More than a year after its devastating earthquake, Haiti is still struggling to recover and rebuild its health system.
Agaïcha's Story
On the sixth day, my uncle took me from the village to the nearest health center, 65 km away. Once we got there, an unskilled health provider pulled the baby out by force. My son was dead. The following day, my torment started: I could not control my bladder anymore.”
