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By Susan W. Hayes, ReSurge International The birth of a child is typically a time of happiness and celebration. But in Nepal a family’s joy turned to horror when during a traditional birth ceremony, 2-month-old Astha fell from her mother’s lap into an open fire. She was scooped from the flames and...

By Zena Herman, Hesperian Health Guides Frontline health workers have proven their value as caregivers for maternal and newborn health, vaccination programs, malaria, and as community educators on nutrition, hygiene and other health issues. As the global disease burden shifts from communicable to...

Second Annual REAL Awards announced by Save the Children and the Frontline Health Workers Coalition Recognize Extraordinary Health Workers in the U.S. and Around the World Media Contact Phil Carroll 202.215.0638 LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (Jan. 13, 2014) The same night Hollywood conferred honors to...

By Debra Bingham, Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) In December 2013, AWHONN attended a Merck for Mothers meeting in Agra, India, joining forces with a worldwide team of leaders working to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in their countries. The location was...

By Wycliffe Omanya, IntraHealth International Note: This blog originially appeared in IntraHealth's blog VITAL. Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse Lenah Gatwiri. Courtesy IntraHealth International. While some health facilities are abuzz with health workers attending to patients at every corner...

By Sarah B. Alexander Director of External Relations, Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS), an initiative of Seattle Children’s When Megan suddenly goes into labor at just 25 weeks gestation, she rushes to the hospital and gives birth to Sophia 15 weeks early. Sophia is...

By Chelsea Bailey, Elisabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation This fall, Francesca Celletti, MD, joined the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) as the new Director of Health Systems Strengthening. We sat down with Dr. Celletti to talk about the hallmarks of a robust health system, how...

By Rebecca Bailey, IntraHealth International; Julia Bluestone, Jhpiego; Gabrielle O’Malley, International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH); Carey McCarthy, CDC; Samuel Ngobua, IntraHealth; Frances Petracca, I-TECH; Lois Schaefer, USAID; Tana Wuliji, University Research Co., LLC (URC...

By Judith Winkler, IntraHealth International Note: This blog was originally published in IntraHealth’s blog Vital. From A to Z, countries lined up to announce their commitments to health workers at the Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health in Recife, Brazil, last week. Delegate after...

Jonathan Jay, Management Sciences for Health Note: This piece was originally posted on Devex.com. Frontline Health Workers Coalition Chair Mary Beth Powers moderates a session on advocating for policy change at the Third Global Forum for Human Resources for Health in Recife, Brazil. Worldwide, there...