White House Initiative Should Focus on Helping Africa ’s Health Workers Be Present, Ready, Connected, and Safe
By Cheick Oumar Tour é,
Chief technical officer (interim) ; David Bryden,
Director of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition and senior policy and advocacy advisor at IntraHealth InternationalFebruary 04, 2022As the White House plans to launch a new initiative to strengthen the global health workforce around the world, I sat down withCheick Touré, a doctor and health workforce expert from Mali who serves asIntraHealth International’s interim chief technical officer.We talked about what the Biden Administration should incorporate into their plan to help build a stronger, more prepared, and more sustainable...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Health Workers Source Type: news
Gunfire Rattles Burkina Faso's Capital as Soldiers Revolt
The government denied rumors of a coup, but soldiers who want changes to the fight against Islamists appear to have taken control of several military bases. #burkinafaso #soldiersrevolt #coup #islamists (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heavy gunfire reported at Burkina Faso military base
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Mutinous soldiers seized control of a military base in Burkina Faso's capital Sunday, raising fears of a coup attempt in the West African nation as gunfire rang out... #militarybase #burkinafaso #westafrican #insurgency #ouagadougou (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
As soldiers mutiny in Burkina Faso, government dismisses talk of coup
Sustained gunfire rang out from military camps in Burkina Faso on Sunday as mutinying soldiers demanded more support for their fight against Islamist militants and protesters ransacked the... #rochkabore #militants #burkinafaso #militarycamps #coup #protesters (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mutinous soldiers take over Burkina Faso military barracks
Mutinous soldiers have seized control of a military base in Burkina Faso's capital, where they are demanding improved conditions for soldiers #burkinafaso #militarybarracks #militarybase (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TCI Next Gen Will Reach the Next Generation of Family Planning Users in West Africa
January 07, 2022Through a new award from the Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation and the Bayer Foundation, IntraHealth International will begin a new phase of The Challenge Initiative (TCI) calledTCI Next Gen.IntraHealth has led the francophone West Africa hub of TCI since 2016, which has helped add over350,000 new contraceptive users in 12 cities throughout francophone West Africa over the past five years. TCI is part of a consortium led by the Bill& Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.In this next phase of the project (2021-2025),In...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: The Challenge Initiative Next Gen Family Planning & Reproductive Health Youth Health Workers Source Type: news
Burkina Faso: In Burkina Faso, Trans People Self-Medicate in 'Dangerous' Transition
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Many transgender people in the conservative West African nation self-medicate with hormonal drugs due to a lack of specialist healthcare (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 31, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Out-of-pocket payments and catastrophic expenditures due to traffic injuries in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Petitfour L, Bonnet E, Mathevet I, Nikiema A, Ridde V.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the out-of-pocket expenditures linked to Road Traffic Injuries in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, as well as the prevalence of catastrophic expenditures among those out-of-pocket payments, and to identify the socio-economic determinants o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
We Must Rise to the Occasion, Now.
By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Dec 20 2021 (IPS-Partners) In 2021, COVID-19 continued to plague the world – a world already burdened by armed conflicts, climate-induced disasters and forced displacement. Communities, nations and people struggled to maintain normalcy in the midst of the abnormal. This was especially notable in the education sector – a sector that is the very foundation for achieving all human rights and all Sustainable Development Goals.
Yasmine SherifCountries affected by existing crises also suffered the absence of infrastructure and the omnipresence of extreme poverty, while conflicts raged all around. ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yasmine Sherif Tags: Climate Change COVID-19 Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here Health Poverty & SDGs Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Source Type: news
How Do We Measure the Success of Integrated Health Services?
By Jen Snell
A health worker helps a mother and her baby at a health facility in Ouagadougou in 2017. Photo by Trevor Snapp for IntraHealth International.December 10, 2021Countries in West Africa have some of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world. Women in this region face a1 in 34 lifetime risk of maternal death and34 of every 1,000 infants do not survive their first 28 days. An estimated24% of women have an unmet need for family planning and only 1 in 5 women are accessing modern contraception.Achievinguniversal health coverage—wherein all people have access to the health services they ne...
Source: IntraHealth International - December 10, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Family Planning & Reproductive Health Maternal, Newborn, Child Health Universal Health Coverage Day Primary Health Care Source Type: news
Burkina Faso: In Burkina Faso Healthcare Is Free Only for Some - Why This Is a Problem
[The Conversation Africa] Maternal and child mortality remains a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries. The rates are especially worrying in poor countries like Burkina Faso. Financial barriers to access care still prevent many families from getting the services they need, when needed, limiting future progress in reducing high mortality rates. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 1, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Burkina Faso: Tear gas fired at protesters decrying Islamist attacks
The protest comes amid fear of an Islamist encroachment following a number of recent attacks. #burkinafaso #protesters (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
At least two killed, 18 wounded as French convoy faces new protests in Niger
At least two people were killed and 18 injured in western Niger on Saturday when protesters clashed with a French military convoy they blocked after it crossed the border from Burkina Faso,... #burkinafaso #protests #protesters #convoy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Egypt: Egypt Sends Medical Aid Shipment to Burkina Faso
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Ambassador in Ouagadougou Ibrhaim Abdel Azim al Kholi has handed over a shipment of medical aid sent by Egypt to Burkina Faso to help it face the impacts of the coronavirus. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 25, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
