Why We Need Data on Frontline Health Workers

The lack of data on frontline health workers, particularly community health workers (CHWs), constrains training, service delivery, and decision-making in global health. To understand better why this data is critical, and what can be done to improve it, mPowering Frontline Health workers and the One Million Health Workers Campaign are conducting a series of interviews to hear from the experts. This week, we interviewed Dr. Kate Tulenko, Vice...

No Health Care without Health Workers

This post originally appeared on the Capacity Plus blog . With the post-Millennium Development Goals aim of universal health coverage, major external donors will find themselves increasingly constrained in meeting the needs of developing countries. They are seeking ways to generate greater health value from the limited funds available. The Center for Global Development (CGD) has been looking into this question, and will be issuing an important...