By Zach Slobig Originally published by the Skoll Foundation As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic bore down in Democratic Republic of Congo in December 2020, Bébé Bola, a community health worker (CHW) in the Pakadjuma township of Kinshasa knew that she and her colleagues lacked the personal protective… Read More »PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKFORCE DURING COVID-19: GETTING PPE TO THE LAST MILE
By Gabrielle Fitzgerald Originally Posted on Stanford SOCIAL INNOVATION Review Stress is demanding. But our brains can adapt remarkably well. In fact, according to experts in health psychology like Laurel Mellin, if we train our brains “for the high-stress times in which we live, just about every aspect of life would… Read More »What Working in Crisis Mode Teaches Us About Collaboration and Impact
By Madeleine Ballard Originally posted on Gavi #Vaccineswork. In July 2020, a group of global health experts recognised the emergent need to supply community health workers (CHWs) with personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic. Like all health workers, CHWs – laypeople trained to provide health services in their neighbourhoods… Read More »Gavi blog: Turning a short-term crisis into long-term change
By David Bryden, Tapiwa Mukwashi, Laura Solia Shellaby This time last year, on the heels of World Health Worker Week, support for the global health workforce had never been stronger. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, applause broke out at shift changes, volunteers sewed masks in response to personal protective equipment shortages, and… Read More »Devex Opinion: Why and how to take action for front-line health workers
OVERVIEW The COVID-19 crisis that has spread across the globe has been swift and devastating. It magnified existing inequities and disproportionately hurt communities with weak health systems and limited access to care. The Skoll Foundation supports social innovations that strengthen health systems in an equitable manner and build global systems… Read More »The Skoll Foundation: Strengthening Health Systems and Preventing Pandemics
By Emily Bancroft, President, VillageReach I never thought I’d be so excited by pictures of boxes being unloaded from airplanes. When I saw the photos come streaming across social media this week, I breathed a deep sigh of relief. The pallets being wheeled onto the tarmac meant that COVID-19 vaccines… Read More »VillageReach: Vaccines touch down across Africa: Now the work begins
Our partners at Panorama Global have worked with us to bring PPE to CHWs across africa. Check our their 2020 Global Action Report to learn what else they have been up to.