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Community Health Workers

New Regional Advisors Will Guide Coalition's Health Workforce Policy and Advocacy Work

We're expanding our leadership to include health workers and health workforce experts in the regions where we focus our advocacy.

COVID-19 , Africa , Asia , Community Health Workers , Digital Health , family planning , Gender , Health Workers , HIV/AIDS , Nurses , women , Youth
Counting Down to 2030 Requires a Refocus on Frontline Health Workers
Radha Karnad, Senior Technical Advisor, Primary Health Care, Jhpiego

We need a fit-for-purpose frontline health workforce based on local needs, realities, and disease burden.

#WHWWeek , Community Health Workers , Jhpiego , Health Workers
I’m a Community Health Worker—Here’s Why I Tell My Story

When it comes to HIV and COVID, mothers in my community listen to me. And this year so did decision-makers around the world.

Community Health Workers , HIV/AIDS
5 Lessons from Top Global Experts on How to Support the Health Workforce
Carol Bales and Elizabeth Walsh

National policies and investments during the pandemic are only part of the story.

Community Health Workers , Digital Health , education and training , family planning , health worker safety , Health Workers , Chemonics , IntraHealth International , Mental Health , UNGA
Digital Health 2.0: Getting Tools and Services to People Who Need Them Most
Asif Akram, Living Goods; Caitlin Augustin, DataKind; Jeanne Koepsell, Save the Children

Community health workers can play a pivotal role in responding to COVID-19 if we invest in and commit to proven digital health tools.

Community Health Workers , Digital Health
Working Double Duty in India’s Fight Against COVID-19
Indrani Kashyap, Jhpiego Krithika Murali, Jhpiego

Nurse Ranita Maibam is among the thousands of community health officers on the frontlines of India's response to the pandemic.

Community Health Workers , #FrontlinePerspectives , Health Workers , Jhpiego
To Eliminate Malaria, We Must Invest in Community Health Workers During COVID-19
Francisco Rodriguez, Last Mile Health

If we don't protect and support community health workers responding to COVID-19 global progress to eliminate malaria and other preventable diseases will stall, or even reverse.

Malaria , Community Health Workers
Reflections on 2020 from a Nurse and a Midwife
Stembile Mugore, IntraHealth International

What does 2020 The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife mean for us? How will we be honored —and how will we honor the profession?

Community Health Workers , Midwives , Nurses , maternal and child health , #FrontlinePerspectives
To Spur Health Workforce Policy Progress, Listen to Frontline Health Workers
Vince Blaser

A community health worker from Kenya inspired global health advocates at the 2020 Prince Mahidol Awards Conference and UHC Forum.

Community Health Workers
Improving Primary Care by Championing Our Primary Resource—the Health Worker
Phil Carroll, Senior Advocacy Manager, Global Community Impact, Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is delivering on the new Political Declaration for UHC by launching the Center for Health Worker Innovation to strengthen primary, community-based care.

UNGA , Community Health Workers , Midwives , Nurses , UHC
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