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Drivers and scorecards to improve hypertension control in primary care practice: Recommendations from the HEARTS in the Americas Innovation Group

Jeffrey W. Brettler et al.
Rapid scale-up of COVID-19 training for frontline health workers in 11 African countries

Rapid scale-up of COVID-19 training for frontline health workers in 11 African countries

Human Resources for Health
Effective outbreak response requires sustained investments in health systems—going beyond training to include adequate equipment, space and staffing levels.

Improving the sightline on cardiovascular disease in Ethiopia

Modelling the economic burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers in four countries

Modelling the economic burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers in four countries

Nature Communications
SARS-CoV-2 infections among healthcare workers caused up to 8.38% of health expenditures in five low- and middle-income countries, underscoring a need for stronger protection measures.

New DHIS2 hypertension control package

India is on the way to gaining independence from its biggest killer, cardiovascular disease

healthcare worker training at scale: reflections from COVID-19

From lionizing to protecting healthcare workers during and after COVID‐19—systems solutions for human tragedies

From lionizing to protecting healthcare workers during and after COVID‐19—systems solutions for human tragedies

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management
We make the case for expanding healthcare worker protections, including infection prevention and control measures, water, sanitation and hygiene programs, and expanded training opportunities.

Supporting healthcare workers to promote service continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana

Development of a simple and effective online training for health workers: results from a pilot in Nigeria

Development of a simple and effective online training for health workers: results from a pilot in Nigeria

BMC Public Health
How can we keep healthcare workers up-to-speed and prepared to respond to emerging health threats? For BMC Public Health, we demonstrate the power of self-paced, mobile-friendly training.
Assessing and reducing risk to healthcare workers in outbreaks

Assessing and reducing risk to healthcare workers in outbreaks

Health Security
The 2014-2016 West African Ebola Epidemic exposed a critical weakness in global health security: inadequate protections for healthcare workers put all our lives at risk. Here’s what we do to fix it.

Simplified hypertension control indicators

Resolve to Save Lives