![Rukaya Mumuni, nurse and public health specialist from Ghana, at the Women Deliver Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. "I wish women [could] get the right training, compensation, mentorship and recognition for the vital work they do in health care," she says.](https://wfdd-live.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/card/s3/images/story/What-does-it-take-to-be-a-heroine-of-health-Education-dedication--a-stealth-plan-1192555908-1692196218.jpg?h=0a8b6f8b&itok=t35JN6Aj)
What does it take to be a heroine of health? Education, dedication ... a stealth plan
We interview two honorees from this summer's Women Deliver conference: a community health worker with an innovative strategy and a nurse who aims to heal the sick and bolster her profession.