In honour of World Tuberculosis Day, the Irish Forum for Global Health has created this handy infographic, with facts and figures on this leading infectious killer.
What is Tuberculosis? – World TB Day Infographic
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Looking forward
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Jennifer Trainor For five days, at the Fourth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health, delegates were presented a variety of topics on the theme of building and improving the capacity of future healthcare personnel. Specialists from different backgrounds presented on topics from the delivery of healthcare in rural […]
Inter-sectoral actions: Health of all is better when sectors work together
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Jenny YC Lee In a roundtable discussion at the 4th Global Forum on HRH, Dr. Tana Wuliji from the WHO shared facts about the pressing issues in health workforce. If we add up all the shortfall of health workers around the world, the number would be 18 million. This […]
Health is a productive sector, not a consumptive one. Invest in it!
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Loice Epetiru The Fourth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health brought together stakeholders from around the globe to discuss the Human Resources for Health agenda with the aim of attaining universal health coverage, health security and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More than 1000 delegates gathered at the […]
Gender analysis: Making research transformative
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Jenny YC Lee What does “gender” mean to you? It is different from sex, which refers to the anatomy of an individual’s reproductive system. Gender varies across social context and over time. Nowadays, many researchers around the globe incorporate “gender analysis” to ensure equity in health system research. At the […]
To leap, to soar – the Dublin Declaration
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Tsion Fikre The Fourth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health came to an end on November 17th, 2017. Over 1000 people from 90 countries attended around 90 sessions during the week that kicked off with the first ever Youth Forum, and the first instance where frontline health workers […]
7 issues that will shape the health workforce of the future
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Margarite Nathe What will it take to build the ideal health workforce? There are 7.6 billion of us on the planet today. That’s 7.6 billion working adults, infants in diapers, nursing mothers, teens planning their futures, elderly people, and many, many more. We each have different hopes and requirements. […]
A call to action
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES Citizen Journalist: Ifunanya Ikhile The Fourth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health held in Dublin, Ireland, brought together key stakeholders in human resources for health from several sectors and countries. During the course of the conference, several health workforce themes were discussed, including: gender equity and women’s economic empowerment, investing […]
Effective Partnerships will make Workforce 2030 a reality!
GLOBAL HEALTH WRITES CITIZEN JOURNALIST: Loice Epetiru The topic: “Making Partnerships Work for Workforce 2030” was one of the track session topics deliberated on at the Fourth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health. From 13th-17th November 2017, a thousand delegates convened at the Royal Dublin Society to share experiences, best practices, and forge ways […]
Seeking a Student Member for the IFGH Board
Calling all under- and post-graduate student IFGH members! We are now seeking an enthusiastic and motivated student member to join the Board of the IFGH for a period of two years. The Board is committed to ensuring that the voice of students is heard at all levels of the organisation. The Board’s responsibilities include oversight […]
