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News & commentary about the global health workforce

Top 5 Reasons the Global Health Community Should Have Its Eyes on Recife

If you work in global health, what's happening at the Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health should be important to you.

Why Countries in the Global South Must Learn from One Another

More than ever before in history, our world’s population is young, urban, and on the move. And our health needs are changing.

Information Is Never More Powerful than When It’s Shared

Data and open-source software are helping to clear the path to universal health coverage.

World Food Day: Healthy People Need Healthy Food Systems

Children who are undernourished and stunted often suffer lifelong consequences. But there’s plenty we can do as a global community to stop this.

For Young People, Is Family Planning a Misnomer?

By calling what we do family planning, we may be ignoring the fact that many young people aren’t trying to plan families—they’re trying to plan futures.

Years of Investments Finally Put Health Workers on the Global Stage

The payoffs aren't immediate, but building strong, resilient health systems is the key to making care sustainable for all.

On the Rocky Road to Universal Health Coverage

This November, the global health community’s eyes should be on two major gatherings in Brazil and Ethiopia.

Emerging Pandemic Threats from Animal Sources: The Need for Greater Health Worker Capacity in Developing Countries to Prevent and Control Them

Diseases transmitted from animals to humans cause 2.4 billion human illnesses and 2.2 million deaths every year.

Let's Talk About It

Family planning seems to be on everyone’s minds these days. How can we keep the momentum going?

No Health Care without Health Workers

As one of the six building blocks for health systems strengthening, the health workforce is best addressed systematically rather than with silver bullets.