Worldwide, there are severe shortfalls in the health workforce—not just in the quantity of doctors, nurses and other health workers, but in their management, performance and geographical distribution. These shortfalls are particularly glaring in light of the global movement for universal health coverage (UHC), progress towards which will require a high-functioning workforce. This month’s 3rd… [ More ]
In honor of World Prematurity Day, Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) hosted their third annual discussion on premature births at the United Nations (UN) on Friday, November 15th. In partnership with 13 other organizations, EWEC brought together a diverse group of individuals to engage in a discussion about the prevention and care of preterm births… [ More ]
The One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign has launched the Operations Room! The Operations Room is a web-based information dashboard that tracks Community Health Worker (CHW) operations across rural low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The overall goal of the Operations Room is to provide information on CHW counts, population coverage and basic workforce analytics…. [ More ]
