This video showcases the work of community health workers in Bangladesh who are trying to reduce the number of women who die during childbirth. They identify pregnant women using simple urine tests and provide them with prenatal care,...

In this episode, we take a day to appreciate "World Health Worker Week" and Human Resources for Health - we talk about the importance of CHWs in delivery of Global Health.

Illness is universal -- but access to care is not. Physician Raj Panjabi has a bold vision to bring health care to everyone, everywhere. With the 2017 TED Prize, Panjabi is building the Community Health Academy, a global platform that...

When you report an emergency in the US, police, firefighters or paramedics answer the call. What if mental health professionals responded, too? Colorado State Representative Leslie Herod shares a straightforward and research-backed...

The Struggle to Breathe part 8/8: The video shows the graduation of health workers who will provide healthcare to children in their community. The program is supported by the village deputy governor and UNICEF. With their new skills, the...

This video showcases the important role of community health workers in ensuring the health and wellbeing of newborns in a rural area. Through their dedication and commitment, they provide regular check-ups and vaccinations to babies...

This video introduces the community workers who help keep people and animals healthy, including doctors, school nurses, pharmacists, dentists, and veterinarians. Learn how each of these professionals provides care, from checkups and...

This video highlights the efforts of the government of Rwanda and Partners in Health to improve access to healthcare in rural areas by building a flagship hospital and a network of health centers and community health workers. The...

Ina, a Senegalese beat making student, takes a field trip to an Intrahealth hospital to make a beat. She records baby squeals and blood pressure gauges; and interviews health workers and community leaders about family planning. These...

OnlyGood TV presents its brand new original series, Only Good Heroes, where you’ll meet some remarkable individuals and organizations who are making a huge difference in communities across the country, sparking...

Dr. Forrester describes the different health care professionals in your community that provide you with care in an emergency.

* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Everyone has an opinion about how to legislate sex work (whether to legalize it, ban it or even tax it) ... but...

Social distancing is a time-honored, low-tech tool for slowing the spread of contagious pathogens. But it can also take a toll psychologically. Luckily, there are ways to mitigate these harms, so you can protect yourself and your...

What's the best way to develop and implement solutions to social problems? TED Fellow and human rights activist Monica Malta discusses why traditional, top-down policymaking often fails by excluding key voices and missing root causes....

In rural Africa, poor transport costs lives. Riders for Health is changing all this. But can they now set up a new medical transport network in rural Zambia in just six months? Can they meet Alvin Hall’s challenge to import motorcycles,...

As the program manager for the asthma program at New York City Health and Hospitals in the Bronx, Hilda oversees a team of community health workers who provide outreach, education, and support to patients with asthma. She ensures...

The video discusses the challenges of providing healthcare to a community of fishermen living in stilted homes in Lagos, Nigeria. Doctors Without Borders established a clinic in the heart of the community, providing medical care and...

Host Kevin focuses on identifying signs of mental health issues and the importance of taking action to help those in need. Kevin explains the three types of signs to look out for: emotional signs, behavioral signs, and physical signs. He...

If you were in a mental health crisis and called for emergency services, who would you want coming to your aid? Right now in the US, local police have shouldered the burden of this kind of crisis response. But...should they? If we agree...

Learn about the important role that community helpers such as teachers, doctors, and firefighters play in our communities.

An “army” of teenage girls are transforming heath care in rural Africa. We follow teenage health worker Ajebush in Ethiopia, to find out what difference she is making to the community and how her own life has changed. Four times a month,...

Hundreds of millions of migrant workers travel within their countries to seek out means of survival — often leaving behind all they know for months or even years. Many face poverty and exploitation, and they need a robust social safety...

In the U.S., black women are 2.6 times as likely to die due to a pregnancy-related cause as white women. Briana Green, a perinatal community health worker at Mamatoto Village in Washington, D.C., is trying to change that. ➡