Water is “the driving force of nature”, said Leonardo da Vinci around 500 years ago. It is the most precious element our earth has to offer, yet in the western world, it is taken for granted thanks to ease of accessibility. Elsewhere, in Africa, there are approximately 345 million without any access to water, and… Read more »
Human Resources for Health is pleased to announce a new thematic series “Right Time, Right Place: Improving access to health service through effective retention and distribution of health workers.” The aim of this series is to report on new analysis, strategic intelligence, and evidence that is pointing to improvements in retention and distribution of health… Read more »
Health systems around the world are looking to improve access to health services and health system effectiveness. Two key interlocking components of a sustainable health workforce solution are to keep scarce skills in the system by effective retention strategies, and to enable them to be deployed where they can best make a positive difference to… Read more »
Written by Rosie Smith, Journal Development Editor, Reproductive Health Every year the lack of access to contraceptives leads to 60 million unwanted pregnancies, 22 million unsafe abortions and 3 million infant deaths; the majority of which occur in developing countries. Women all around the globe are unable to choose when they fall pregnant, nor control… Read more »