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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...
What Makes a Great Community Health Worker?

Meet the team training and supervising Sierra Leone’s new national cohort.

Big Changes Needed to Recruit and Retain Young Nurses, in Kenya and Beyond

We need to remove gender-related barriers, recruit from local communities, and create funding mechanisms.

Let’s Transform Health Professional Education to Better Serve Our Youth and Communities

Taking a comprehensive, whole-of-system approach to transform health professional education can help us achieve health for all.

Trust, Capacity, and Innovation Help Local Organizations Reach Last-Mile Communities

Authors: Kristen Devlin and Kim Farnham Egan, JSI According to the World Bank and the World Health Organization, at least half of the world lacks access to all essential health services. In pursuit of the goal of universal health coverage, countries are developing strategies to reduce health...

It’s Time to NORMAL-ize Menstrual Bleeding Changes for Contraceptive Users

This World Menstrual Hygiene day take a look at some of the tools and practices that frontline health workers around the world use to help women understand the menstrual changes that can take place in their body while using hormonal contraception.

Rewriting the Narrative on Women's Empowerment: How Investment in the Health Workforce is Key

As we celebrate International Women's Day, this op-ed explores the movements that have been made to empower women and girls, and asks what this means in practice, particularly for the health workforce.

What Community Health Workers Want: A Combination of Incentives

This piece explores the integral role of community health workers, asking the question of how health systems can incentivize community health workers, urging that they receive the training and professional support needed to conduct their life saving work.

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