Monthly Archives: August 2014

The human resources for health crisis

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This is a guest post by Esmé Lanktree of the Global Health Research Initiative, and editor of supplements in Human Resources for Health and BMC Health Services Research. Are we really facing a human resources for health (HRH) crisis? If we take crisis to mean a crucial moment in time, then an argument could be made… Read more »

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Supporting and strengthening the role of close-to-community (CTC) providers for health system development

Human Resources for Health in collaboration with the Thematic Working Group on Supporting and Strengthening the Role of Community Health Workers in Health System Development and REACHOUTis pleased to invite you to submit a manuscript to a new thematic series entitled “Supporting and strengthening the role of close-to-community (CTC) providers for health system development.” CTC providers are health workers… Read more »

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10 things you might not know about breastfeeding

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Welcome to the start of World Breastfeeding Week! Breastfeeding is the natural way for mothers to provide their babies with the key nutrients they require for healthy growth and development. To mark this week, we’ve put together a list of 10 things you might not know about breastfeeding taken from International Breastfeeding Journal.   10… Read more »

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