While this pandemic is unprecedented, experiences from previous health emergencies like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, coupled with existing knowledge of how to cultivate resilient health systems, point to three key areas for supporting the health workforce that we should emphasize: provision of...
Madjita Diarra is one of seven traditional birth attendants in Diéma district who have made the transition from home births to health center deliveries. Thanks to USAID support, 435 traditional birth attendants have been oriented and 313 of them have moved to health center...
HRH2030 recognized ACHEST with an honorable mention during its Health Workforce Resilience Prize ceremony in June 2020. ACHEST was acknowledged for its three-day training course that supports newly qualified health professionals in Uganda, as they transition into health service provision. It focuses on building...
Investments in Indonesia’s health workforce information systems, including enhancing its core platform to make health workforce data more accessible and improving data analytics, are enabling a strategic response to the COVID-19 pandemic, while maintaining essential services across many levels of the health system....
To strengthen violence prevention tools and improve the wellbeing of children, ICBF – working in partnership with HRH2030 – began in 2018 to redesign the services offered by ICBF’s Family and Communities Directorate. The redesign included the development of Mi Familia (My Family), a...
Eight months ago, I sat down to write the January edition of this monthly Director’s Digest in my usual optimistic state of mind, writing that while “it’s easy to be a pessimist when one thinks about the scale of problems we’re grappling with around...
As HRH2030 presents the 2nd edition of the Gender Competency Brief for Family Planning Providers, Communications Manager Catarina Cronquist takes a moment to discuss the brief and learn more about its significance to family planning service provision with Gender Specialist Samantha Law Wilde. ...
On June 24, 2020, HRH2030 presented Vitalk with the Health Workforce Resilience Prize for their app, Vitalk. HRH2030 Communications Manager Catarina Cronquist takes a moment to speak with TNH Health’s Founder and CEO Michael Kapps (pictured) to hear about their prize-winning innovation and their...
Dr. Monique N’Guessan is the HRH2030 COVID-19 coordinator in Côte d'Ivoire. She tells us how the pandemic is playing out in her country, how HRH2030 will support the health system, and her hopes for positive change....
This is the first in a series of podcasts recognizing the winners of the HRH2030 Health Workforce Resilience Prize. Audio interview with Pratistha Thapa, Senior Partnerships Manager, Nyaya Health Nepal (Running time 7:32) On June 24, 2020, HRH2030 presented Nyaya Health Nepal with the Health Workforce Resilience...