A surplus of trained health workers across sub-Saharan Africa hides a troubling reality: thousands remain unemployed or unpaid.

Caste-based discrimination, rigid hierarchies, and insecure work have created a culture where abuse thrives in India’s health system.

Fixing the heath workforce crisis means reforming domestic financing and coordinating workforce planning across ministries.

Virtual reality has the potential to transform nursing training, but the technology needs long-term investment and support.

Health workers are the foundation of care. Transforming education, expanding jobs, and supporting wellbeing builds stronger systems.

Village health workers are the backbone of Zimbabwe’s healthcare system, and plans are underway to put them on the government payroll.

Building stronger primary healthcare is not just about policy, financing, and clinical care—it is about effective leadership.

Filipino health workers migrate for higher pay and better opportunities. Salary and workplace reforms are key to their retention.

In humanitarian crises, ensuring frontline health worker safety and wellbeing is more than policy—it is an ethical obligation.

Africa CDC and other organisations are pushing new strategies to unlock talent, boost capacity, and strengthen healthcare systems.

To truly strengthen healthcare systems, we need to prioritise training and partnerships that build lasting local expertise.

As world leaders gather to tackle the global non-communicable disease crisis, women’s health must be at the centre of the response.

New efforts, backed by cultural understanding, call for hearts in the right place when it comes to managing hypertension in women.

Equitable access to NCD care must be built into health financing systems from the ground up, centring the needs of women.

Asia Pacific is experiencing an explosion in COPD numbers due to economic, infrastructural, and cultural factors.

Women in low- and middle-income countries have higher cancer mortality. City-led action can close the gap and drive global change.

PCOS affects millions of women in the US but is poorly understood. Ongoing research and emerging therapies offer a degree of hope.

Women in LMICs face rising NCD rates, yet health systems fall short. Care responsive to women’s needs is urgently needed.

For young women in the global south, mental health is central to equity, inclusion, and justice—it is not an afterthought.

Many Thai women with postnatal depression lack timely help due to stigma and low awareness. Experts urge better education and support.