Our Members

Founded in 1945 with the creation of the CARE Package, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE places special focus on working alongside poor girls and women because, equipped with the proper resources, they have the power to lift whole families and entire communities out of poverty. Last year CARE worked in 87 countries and reached 82 million people around the world. As part of CARE’s health programming, we work with frontline health workers to deliver high quality, rights-based sexual, reproductive and maternal health (SRMH) services to communities by facilitating ongoing quality improvement and enhancing acceptability and responsiveness to community needs. CARE also aims to empower, motivate and retain frontline health workers through innovative partnerships and by bringing a gender equity lens to our work in health systems strengthening.

 CMMB provides long-term medical and development aid to communities affected by poverty and unequal access to healthcare. We recognize that frontline health workers are the backbone of global health systems. They bring essential care and hope to women and children in their communities and serve as a vital bridge to local healthcare systems.

Founded in 1975, Chemonics is an international development consulting firm. In 150 locations around the globe, our network of 3,000 local professionals share a simple belief: those who have the least deserve our best. As consortium leader for USAID’s global HRH2030 program, we are committed to equipping governments and frontline health workers with the evidence, tools, and skills they need to achieve global health goals.

Community Health Impact Coalition is making professional community health workers (CHWs) the norm worldwide by changing guidelines, funding, and policy. Founded in 2019—now in 40 countries—CHIC includes CHWs and organizations that research, advocate, and activate. Our vision: quality care for all, including those who provide it.

CORE Group convenes global community health professionals to share knowledge, evidence, and best practices, and then translates these into the real world with a direct impact. CORE Group believes community health workers are the key to communities where everyone can attain health and well-being.

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV/AIDS, and has reached more than 16 million women with services to prevent transmission of HIV to their babies. It currently works at more than 5,500 sites and in 15 countries to implement prevention, care, and treatment services; to further advance innovative research; and to execute global advocacy activities that bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide.

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. FHI 360 recognizes that strategic investments in health workers are essential for strengthening health systems and promoting integrated human development.

GAIA Global Health believes that a world where health outcomes are not determined by wealth or geography is possible. GAIA strengthens healthcare in underserved African communities through smart investments to improve rural health infrastructure and access in the short term and to build capacity of the health workforce for the long term. GAIA is committed to supporting the Frontline Health Workers Coalition to increase investment in health worker training, recruitment, and retention, all of which are essential to achieving universal health coverage and ensuring people living in rural communities can thrive and live healthy, productive lives.

Global Health Council (GHC) seeks to improve health globally through increased investment, robust policies and the power of the collective voice. GHC is part of FHWC because we recognize the critical role that frontline health workers play in ensuring healthy outcomes.

ICAP is a global leader in HIV/AIDS and health systems strengthening, and provides technical assistance and implementation support to governments and NGOs in more than 21 countries. ICAP supports a multidisciplinary team approach to providing health care that includes nurses, midwives and other frontline workers.

Since its inception in 1984, International Medical Corps’ worldwide humanitarian and development efforts have been defined by an intense commitment to assisting communities in strengthening their ability to meet their own health care needs through education, training and capacity building. International Medical Corps’ focus on health workforce capacity in more than 30 countries fosters self-reliance and builds the kind of confidence, pride and self-esteem essential for political stability and successful development.

IntraHealth's organizational mission is to “Empower health workers to better serve communities in need around the world." Advocacy on behalf of that mission is central to our organizational strategy. We proudly house the secretariat and support the Frontline Health Workers Coalition as a critical element in our overall approach to advancing equitable access to capable health workers.

Rooted in Jhpiego's mission is the belief that we must develop sustainability-- the capacity of countries to create a well-prepared network of health care professionals that they can build upon to care for themselves. We do this by educating and preparing frontline health workers with evidence-based skills and techniques that will prevent the needless death of women and their families. Frontline health works are integral to the success of all of our programs and we are honored to be part of a coalition that recognizes the importance of their life-saving work.

Johnson & Johnson’s global contributions work aims to make life-changing, long-term differences in human health. Together with partners, Johnson & Johnson focuses on saving and improving the lives of women and children, preventing disease among the most vulnerable and strengthening the health care workforce.

Last Mile Health partners with governments to design, scale, strengthen, and sustain high-quality community health systems, which empower teams of community and frontline health workers to bring life-saving primary health care to the world’s most remote communities. Last Mile Health is proud to be a member of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition to join a growing movement committed to strengthening community health systems to advance universal health coverage.

Living Goods empowers people in need to improve their health and wealth by sustainably expanding access to life-changing products and services.

Management Sciences for Health is a global health nonprofit. We make foundational changes to health systems to protect people from diseases and improve their health. We work to strengthen existing health systems, not to replace or run parallel systems in a country.

mothers2mothers (m2m) employs women living with HIV as community health workers (CHWs), called Mentor Mothers, who work both at health facilities and door-to-door to improve the health of millions of families across ten African nations. Our 20 years of experience has proven that peer-led CHW programs deliver transformational health outcomes for marginalised communities at scale—and we believe further advocacy and investment is essential to achieve the Global Goal of Good Health and Well-Being for All by 2030.

Operation Smile is a global network dedicated to the belief that high-quality healthcare is a universal human right. Beginning with a single surgical program, Operation Smile has grown over more than 40 years into a leading force in addressing global health inequity. Driven by on-the-ground medical experience and a deep passion for children with cleft conditions, Operation Smile delivers comprehensive cleft care to communities lacking access, implementing bold, innovative solutions to healthcare inequity.  The organization trains doctors, nurses, and surgical teams to strengthen local health systems and empower communities to shape their own models of care. Operation Smile envisions a world where governments create actionable policies that increase access to safe, timely, and affordable cleft, surgical, obstetric, and anesthesia care, working through global advocacy and partnerships to make life-saving surgery and anesthesia accessible to all.

Palladium is a global management firm working in more than 90 countries to make a “Positive Impact” on lives and livelihoods around the world. At the heart of Palladium’s health systems strengthening approach is building resilient health systems and enhancing health worker capacity to provide sustainable, quality healthcare to their communities. Palladium firmly believes that with capable, confident, and well-compensated healthcare providers at the forefront, humanity can bolster economic growth and global health security.

Partners In Health’s mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. By establishing long-term relationships with sister organizations based in settings of poverty, Partners In Health strives to achieve two overarching goals: to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of them and to serve as an antidote to despair.

Pathfinder International is driven by the conviction that all people, regardless of where they live, have the right to decide whether and when to have children, to exist free from fear and stigma, and to lead the lives they choose. As a global health organization with locally led, community-driven programs, we support women to make their own reproductive health decisions. Frontline health workers are the ultimate bridge between communities and the health system, and are therefore a critical part of improving health and advancing rights. By investing in their professionalization, we ensure that they have the resources and skills they need to do their jobs well, wherever they are needed, and earn the recognition, remuneration, and respect they deserve.    

Guided by our mission to “empower local healthcare workers to save lives across the globe,” Project HOPE is a health and humanitarian organization that works on the front lines of the world’s health challenges, partnering hand-in-hand with communities, healthcare workers and public health systems to ensure sustainable change. We believe that healthcare workers are central not just to providing care, but for preventing disease, increasing global health security, reducing poverty, and promoting equity in the U.S. and around the world.

Resolve to Save Lives is a not-for-profit organization partnering with countries, communities, and organizations to prevent 100 million deaths from cardiovascular disease and make the world safer from epidemics.