Vital

News & commentary about the global health workforce

Frontline Health Workers Abroad Help Protect Us—Let’s Support Them

Having enough health workers won’t make diseases go away, but it can prevent them from becoming pandemics in the first place.

To Spur Health Workforce Policy Progress, Listen to Frontline Health Workers

A community health worker from Kenya inspired global health advocates at the 2020 Prince Mahidol Awards Conference and UHC Forum.

In Senegal, the Health and Education Sectors Are Teaming Up for Teens

As a result, more young people are getting the health information they need—whether they go to school or not.

These Nurses Are Shining a Light on the Gender Barriers They Face at Work

The obstacles that keep many nurses out of leadership roles are systemic, structural, and age-old.

Podcasting for Good: Take Two

Pape Gaye and Paurvi Bhatt talk storytelling for advocacy in episode two of the SwitchPoint podcast.

Why Should Postabortion Care Be Youth-Friendly?

Midwife Tembi Mugore answers four questions about bias, shame, and what it takes to overcome them in health services for young people.