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By Lauren Crigler and Donna Bjerregaard, Initiatives Inc. Initiatives Inc Community health workers (CHWs) are the ultimate frontline health workers in many health systems around the globe, playing a vital role in extending services to the most underserved populations. Last month, 60 decision-makers...

By: Corinne Farrell and Girdhari Bora, IntraHealth International Photo Credits: IntraHealth Mobile Application Reinforces Frontline Health Workers’ Knowledge, Confidence, and Credibility In rural India, frontline health workers—called accredited social health activists (or ASHAs)—are improving the...

By: Samantha Edelmann, Save the Children Left: Scarlett, age 2, at The Big Latch On in Brookfield CT. Photo by Sarah Settanni for Save the Children Right: Miamouna Bagayoko, age 4, in Satiguila, Mali. Photo by Joshua Roberts for Save the Children From the moment I found out I was expecting my entire...

By: Joan Holloway, IAPAC The 19 th International AIDS Conference, held in Washington, DC last week, was attended by nearly 30,000 health care providers, policy makers, researchers, press and grassroots caregivers. The overwhelming message from the conference was one of hope that someday, in the not...

By: Susan O'Halloran MPH, Frontline Health Workers Coalition Forming a successful partnership takes commitment, work and significant thought. Partnerships can help provide more visibility to an issue using the various partner networks, bring the creative thinking of more people to the table on an...

By: Nora O'Connell, Save the Children The world has achieved unprecedented successes in global health in recent decades. In just over 20 years, child deaths have dropped by nearly 40 percent. The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34 percent...

By Laura Hoemeke, IntraHealth During last year’s International Conference on Family Planning, IntraHealth promoted health worker empowerment with the slogan “Family Planning: It Takes a Health Worker.” We had the phrase printed on posters and buttons, proudly displayed at our booth and on our lapels...

By: Laura Hoemeke, IntraHealth Credit: IntraHealth International The Frontline Health Workers Coalition held a technical meeting with representatives of the US Government on June 26, The US Government and the Health Workforce Crisis: A Dialogue on Strategy and Approach. The meeting brought together...

By: Oying Rimon, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Credit: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Around the world, frontline health workers are often the first link to lifesaving care and supplies, and in some cases they are the only link for families and communities in rural and impoverished areas...

By James BonTempo and Julia Bluestone, Jhpiego It starts with a simple question: can information and communication technology be harnessed to improve and address gaps in frontline health worker training? The overwhelming answer, yes! Dalberg Global Development Advisors, on behalf of the iheed...