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News & commentary about the global health workforce

COVID-19: Looking for Helpers in the Medical Hardware Community

Open source, 3D-printable designs for ventilators and other medical equipment could help health workers respond to coronavirus. 

3 Ways Our Tools and Teams around the World Are Combatting COVID-19

From everyday infection prevention to repurposing Ebola response, these approaches are helping health systems manage the coronavirus threat.

10 Global Digital Health Solutions for International Coronavirus Response

These are just some of the tools governments can use to prevent, contain, and diagnose COVID-19.

10 African Americans Who Have Shaped Public Health

From one of Forbes's 100 Most Powerful Women to the father of the blood bank, black Americans have changed global health for us all.

Frontline Health Workers Must Be a Priority in Coronavirus Response

They’re a country’s most valuable resource during any outbreak.

It’s Not Too Late to Prepare for COVID-19

How should the public health community react to coronavirus?

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.