Although an intravenous vaccine will be fine for Western travelers or soldiers, giving the injections safely will be a challenge in poor countries
where skilled health workers are scarce — especially in small children whose veins are hard to find.
This page provides a student investigation into the impacts the National Health Service (NHS) has on
extracting skilled health workers from other countries through bilateral agreements.
A Motivated health workforce: Motivated and
skilled health workers who can provide essential services are the crucial missing link in many countries.
Dr Cota Vallenas De Villar: One needs to have
skilled health workers, or field workers even if they are not health professionals, who can provide counselling to mothers to help them continue breastfeeding if they are breastfeeding.
Home visits by
a skilled health worker immediately after birth is a health strategy that can increase newborn survival rates.
newborns should be treated for infections (e.g. with antibiotic injections) by a nurse, doctor or
skilled health worker.
In addition, WHO and UNICEF now recommend home visits by
a skilled health worker during a baby's first week of life to improve newborn survival.
One third of moms around the world give birth without the help of even one
skilled health worker.