Frontline Health Workers

The Unsung Heroes of African Health Systems

Lisa Meadowcroft | Posted 05.18.2012

Lisa Meadowcroft

Frontline health workers are really the backbone of effective health systems in developing countries. These workers are members of the community who live in the communities they serve and understand the needs as well as the barriers to achieving optimal health.

Where There Are No Doctors, Who Can Deliver Health?

Carolyn S. Miles | Posted 03.11.2012

Carolyn S. Miles

What sets Florence Nightingale, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and Heathcliff Huxtable apart from other famous health workers like Dr. House or Doogie Howser, M.D.? Tied to this answer is the key to addressing some of the world's greatest health challenges.