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

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.

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.

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

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.

Genomic testing in Africa would benefit from more awareness and a national registry of patients living with rare diseases across Africa.

In Uganda, sickle cell disease burdens families with social isolation and high costs. Growing awareness offers hope.

In South Africa, rare disease patients struggle for diagnosis and care. While resources are limited, advocacy groups push for reforms.

A new approach that puts midwives at the centre of healthcare delivery is set to improve outcomes for mothers and babies.

Investing in robust primary healthcare and preventive care is the most efficient solution to the rising NCD burden.

Making family physicians a part of primary care teams will improve the coverage and quality of healthcare in communities.

A new primary healthcare model aims to ensure every Kenyan lives within proximity of a health facility and can access critical care.

To stem the flow of healthcare workers emigrating abroad, Zambia is exploring fresh approaches to retain and recruit talent.

Underdiagnosis and delayed access to adequate childhood cancer care lead to enormous disparities in outcomes globally.