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Task-sharing—a high-impact solution for improving health equity in an era of dwindling foreign assistance
Only 14 medical doctors are currently working in Kaduna state, Nigeria, where an estimated 9 million people live. Kaduna is a largely rural state, and doctors often prefer to work in towns and cities, or leave the country altogether, exacerbating the lack of access to quality health care in places...
World Health Worker Week: Bringing Hope to Rural Communities in Peru
In remote parts of the world, community health workers play a pivotal role in strengthening health systems. Working within their communities, community health workers deliver lifesaving treatment and support to families at home. They bring care and hope to those who live far from health facilities...
Traveling Nurse Brings Lifesaving Care to Clients’ Homes
Each morning, Milagrosa Matsinhe, a maternal and child health nurse at the Chokwé Military Health Center in southern Mozambique, reviews her work plan, including the list of clients she will visit that day. To reach her clients —military personnel and families residing within a 30-kilometer radius...
Martha Masawa: A Community Health Worker Transforming Health Care Access in Migori County, Kenya
“In the village, people call me doctor. I am respected by my community,” says Martha Masawa with pride. “People come to me for help. They ask for medicine and advice. I’m happy because now I’m a ‘doctor’ and have medical knowledge. I can give medicine and advise people to do this and that. I never...
UNGA 2024: Making Health Workers a Priority
“Our health care workers are the blood line, the lifeline of our health care system,” said Hon. Minister Yolanda Awel Deng, Minister for Health, South Sudan, at a side event on the occasion of the 79th UN General Assembly. “But they cannot succeed without the support of the global community,” she...
Join the Frontline Health Workers Coalition During #UNGA79

On September 24, 2024, we'll host an advocacy event, Building Health Workforce Resilience: Preparing for Tomorrow’s Climate and Health Crises.

Key Insights from the Coalition’s Symposium Hosted Alongside the World Health Assembly

The rich dialogue with policymakers and health workers will inform the Frontline Health Workers Coalition's advocacy going forward.

Targeting Noncommunicable Diseases in Kenya with Medical Donations

An assessment of CMMB’s Medical Donation Program pointed CMMB toward a new focus in NCDs that supports health workers' needs.

Join the Frontline Health Workers Coalition at the 77th World Health Assembly

On May 27 we'll host Innovate, Invest, Empower, Protect: A Symposium for Shaping the Future of the Health Workforce.