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By Margarite Nathe, IntraHealth International This blog was originally published in the Huffington Post. We know very little about what happened to our dear colleague Sister Veronika Rackova, a physician and Catholic nun who was loved by her community in Yei, South Sudan. We know she was driving the...

By Scott Weathers, IntraHealth International GENEVA – The world’s health ministers last week at the 69 th annual World Health Assembly approved an unprecedented resolution on health workforce that included approval of the first ever global health workforce strategy called “ Global Strategy on Human...

By Claire Hitchcock, GSK Eva looked beautiful in a long pink dress, tied with a white sash. But her serene smile belied hardship. Speaking at a Frontline Health Workers Coalition-led side session at the Women Deliver conference in Copenhagen, Eva described her difficult and determined journey to...

By Maeve Halpin, IntraHealth International "If we can empower frontline health workers, we empower women, we empower families, and we empower the whole community.” -- Dr. Marjorie Makukula, Lecturer at the Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, University of Zambia COPENHAGEN – Sunday night...

By Stembile Mugore, IntraHealth International Olga Richardson—Ritchie, as we fondly called her—was my supervisor and mentor when I was a newly qualified midwife. And she taught by example. She reminded us over and over that compassion and empathy are two of the most important characteristics of...

By Cornelia Lluberes, ONE There are 7.3 billion people living in our world today, and nearly half of them are currently at risk for malaria. Caused by parasites that are transmitted through the bites of female mosquitos, malaria is one of the most dangerous and life-threatening diseases, infecting...

By Colin Gilmartin & Uzaib Saya, Management Sciences for Health This article originally appears on the MSH website. Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, community health workers represent the foundation of the health system, addressing priority health areas ranging from maternal and newborn health to...

By Rachel Hassinger, Management Sciences for Health (MSH) This article originally appears on the MSH website. "Medicines are a key component of treatments to save lives" ~ Kwesi Eghan, trained Ghanian pharmacist and MSH portfolio manager for the US Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded...

By Sara Anderson, ReSurge International Jonas is one brave little 5 year old. He lives with his family under a giant baobob tree on the plains of Tanzania. He loves to run and play and watch the bee hives high in branches near his home. Two years ago, when he was just a toddler, there was a tragic...

By Carolyn Moore, mPowering Frontline Health Workers This World Health Worker Week has shared stories of the inspiring work that health workers are doing in their communities, and examples of why frontline health workers are so critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. We have heard...