In the post-COVID period, a strong midwifery workforce is more essential than ever
A World Health Summit panel calls for investments in midwifery to achieve Universal Health Coverage and resilient health systems
Health workforce
Linking rural health centres up with Malawi’s digital health architecture
An electronic patient register allows health workers in rural facilities to improve diagnoses and treatment and to contribute to, and use, the national health information system.
Midwifery education in Nepal: Training the first generation of professional midwives
Nepal plans to produce and deploy thousands of professional midwives across the health system to improve women’s access to quality maternity care. With support from Germany, midwifery education programs are now up and running – and the first graduates are already busy at work.
Compassion-based quality improvement for Cambodia’s healthcare system
To enhance the quality of care provided at health facilities, a project explored, and built on, health workers’ motivations and cultural values related to care-giving – with surprising results.
Working together for health and gender equality
Looking back on a 3-year project that improved career opportunities for women in Liberia’s health workforce
Gender and the Health Workforce
A training manual for gender responsive human resource management
Broadening horizons
How a career guidance programme in Liberia is encouraging girls to consider jobs in traditionally male health professions
MedNet Malawi: Malawi’s first online network for medical professionals
It is often said that more Malawian doctors work in Manchester than in Malawi itself
Training multidisciplinary medical teams in emergency obstetric care
German Development Cooperation draws on regional expertise to reduce maternal deaths in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan by building the clinical skills of anesthesiologists and intensive care doctors.