Skills
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Menopause: what health workers already know, in their own words
On 22 June 2026, The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) in partnership with Menoglobal, launched the peer learning course “Beyond the hot flash: A primer for health workers about menopause”. This article explores the experiences and insights that learners shared in their first week. When you were asked to describe yourselves on the first day of…
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Rapid gender analysis: what we know so far about the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, more than half of the people who are getting sick with Ebola are women and girls. This has happened in past Ebola outbreaks too. This Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) reviews what the evidence shows, and what it does not yet show, about gender in this outbreak.…
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Global health architecture: what are we missing?
The 79th World Health Assembly launched a formal process to reform the architecture that governs global health. The design of that process — who sits in the room, what questions it is permitted to ask, whose knowledge it is built to receive — will determine whether reform produces structural change or a more sophisticated version…
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TGLF welcomes Panu Saaristo as first Fellow for humanitarian health
Panu Saaristo is our first Fellow for humanitarian health We are pleased to announce that Panu Saaristo has accepted our invitation to become the First Fellow for Humanitarian Health of The Geneva Learning Foundation. The title is thematic rather than honorific. TGLF Fellowships sit inside specific fields of practice, and humanitarian health is a field…
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Measles as a test of trust: two numbers, one warning
The headline number from the WHO Regional Office for Africa’s new report is designed to reassure. Nearly 20 million measles deaths have been averted in the African Region since 2000, and 500 million children have been reached through routine immunization in one generation. Gavi’s press release amplifies that figure, and Dr. Sania Nishtar calls it…
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Retention and completion in online learning: recommended strategies for improvement
Why learner support is the heart of an effective program If you are designing an online or blended program for busy professionals, the single most powerful lever you control is how you support learners. When support is strong, people are more likely to stay in the program, complete activities, and actually change what they do…
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Trust in remote work: what is the psychology of social presence?
Why does a video call feel empty compared to a handshake? How does physical absence break the social contract? What happens to trust in remote work? For generations, professional trust relied on a simple, physical toolkit. We shook hands. We looked each other in the eye across a table. We shared coffee during breaks. These…
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Beyond outputs, a scalable model for documenting child MHPSS outcomes in a crisis: remarks by Reda Sadki at the 18th European Public Health Conference
On November 12, 2025, the 18th European Public Health Conference hosted a symposium organized by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The session, “The heart of resilience: lessons from mental health support for children and young people affected by conflict in Ukraine,” explored the large-scale mental health and psychosocial support…
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Richard Mayer’s research on multimedia for learning actually proves text works better
Educational technology professionals cite Richard Mayer’s 2008 study more than any other research on multimedia instruction. They are citing the wrong conclusion. Mayer did not prove multimedia enhances learning. He proved multimedia creates cognitive problems requiring ten different workarounds – and accidentally built the case for text-based instruction. What Richard Mayer actually found Through hundreds…
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A global health framework for Artificial Intelligence as co-worker to support networked learning and local action
The theme of International Education Day 2025, “AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation,” invites critical examination of how artificial intelligence might enhance rather than replace human capabilities in learning and leadership. Global health education offers a compelling context for exploring this question, as mounting challenges from climate change to persistent…
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