Global Health Policy

From the Bench: How Research Can Help Us Build a Future-Ready Global Healthcare Workforce

The Care Anywhere podcast is taking listeners behind the scenes of global health workforce research with a brand-new series: From the Bench. In this kickoff episode, host Lea Sims talks with Dr. Lauren Herckis of TruMerit about how research can move from data to real-world impact — revealing how evidence, collaboration, and curiosity are driving…

Empowering Choice and Opportunity

In this episode of Care Anywhere: The Global Health Workforce Podcast, host Lea Sims welcomes Pandora Hardtman, an internationally recognized nurse midwife and global health leader. Pandora reflects on her personal journey from the Caribbean to serving as Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer at Jhpiego and now as a midwifery consultant with the United Nations…

The Power of Research to Transform Specialty Nursing – Live from ICN

In this special episode recorded live from the 2025 International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress in Helsinki, host Lea Sims welcomes Dr. Oscar Noel Ocho, Director and Senior Lecturer at the University of the West Indies School of Nursing. With more than four decades of experience in specialty nursing and education, Dr. Ocho brings a…

Demystifying the Global Health Workforce

Global nursing shortages are reshaping healthcare systems, and international leaders share what needs to happen next

Universal Health Coverage: A Catalyst for Global Change

Nursing leaders reveal how frontline healthcare workers are reshaping policy and access across continents

ICN: Investing in the Future of the Global Nurse Workforce

A projected shortage of 13 million nurses by 2030 demands immediate action on workforce sustainability and policy reform