Reaching everyone with high-quality malaria services often hinges on whether community health workers have the necessary training and resources.
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How do we establish higher-performing health systems to achieve universal health coverage? These three key recommendations focus on building a diverse workforce to deliver accountable, affordable, accessible, and reliable health care for all.
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Rural women’s groups in Mali are proving that community health systems get stronger when national-level interventions are paired with community-level capacity building to make communities self-reliant.
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Female community health workers are essential to reaching underserved segments of the population, especially in weaker health systems, yet they do not always receive the professional recognition and support they deserve.
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A certified nurse-midwife, Emma Clark shares her thoughts on why midwives matter and why "investments in midwives are investments in our future."
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About 300,000 women die during and following childbirth and pregnancy each year. Maternal mortality review committees provide a chance to learn from these tragedies and prevent future deaths by digging down to root causes.
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Only one-third of the poorest mothers deliver with a midwife compared to 90 percent of the richest in low- and middle-income countries. How can we help all women to have a safe childbirth experience? Rachel Deussom shares five recommendations.
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Health workers are not immune to gender bias and this can affect the care they provide to patients. How can we give health workers the knowledge and skills they need to provide equitable care to all?
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Health workers save lives — are we investing in them enough in return? During World Health Worker Week, learn what investments health workers need in order to provide care to communities around the world.
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Are community-based workers a key piece of the puzzle to reach viral suppression? Expert René Berger discusses new models and assessments for understanding the role of the community in HIV/AIDS treatment.
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On International Day of the Midwife, Emma Clark explains the importance of a privilege that is often taken for granted.
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Redistributing tasks beyond professional healthcare workers could help us meet the SDGs.
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