Vital

News & commentary about the global health workforce

In Uganda, One Teen Tackles the Stigma of Violence Against Women

After surviving gender-based violence, she’s using her experience to mentor other girls and end harmful customs in her community.

Data Insights on Religion and Contraception for Couples in Burkina Faso

When men engage in gender equality and contraception use, they’re likely to draw in other men and boys, too.

These Nurses Are Shining a Light on the Gender Barriers They Face at Work

The obstacles that keep many nurses out of leadership roles are systemic, structural, and age-old.

Four Women behind Tanzania’s Fight to End AIDS

They're working to prevent HIV in two of the country’s hardest-to-reach areas.

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. 

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.