Task Sharing, Not Task Shifting: Team Approach Is Best Bet for HIV Care
By developing a more rational division of labor among HIV/AIDS health workers in developing countries, we can go a long way in “Overcoming the Last Barrier to Universal Access,” and nurses have a significant role to play in that effort.
Policy Champion Rep. Lowey Takes Up Frontline Health Workers Cause
Rep Nita Lowey introduced a resolution recognizing the importance of frontline health workers to accelerating progress on global health.
Turning the Tide on HIV/AIDS Takes Health Workers
As we approach the 2012 International AIDS Conference, it seems time to reflect on the critical role that health workers play in HIV/AIDS services.
Frontline Workers Can Provide High-Touch Solutions to the Family Planning Conundrum
This weekend I returned from a long period of travel, having visited programs in eight countries in six weeks—some where I have lived, others where IntraHealth has had a significant commitment in partnership with the local government and communities, and still more where I feel I have spent so much time visiting over the past 25 years that I have come to feel at home.
Because Health Workers Save Lives: Why I Care about Human Resources for Health
I grew up in a small village in Kenya. I remember witnessing mothers delivering babies on the roadside while attempting to trek to a health facility miles away.
Responding to the Urgent Need for More Health Workers: Rebecca Bailey on Health Workforce Education and Training
At 23, CapacityPlus’s Rebecca Bailey mailed two applications: to law school and to the Peace Corps.
Family Planning: It Takes a Health Worker—and Saves Money and Lives
We need to invest more, globally, to ensure that health workers are there to expand access and offer services.
Behind the Scenes: Attracting Mainstream Media Attention for Health Workers
An email in my inbox one month ago invited me to attend the first planning meeting for a visit by Pape Gaye, our president and CEO, to Tanzania, but it was also an invitation to elevate health and health workers as newsworthy topics to my former teammates: journalists.
