In Uganda, These Four Women Improve HIV Services for Hundreds of Clients
By Irene Mirembe,
Knowledge management manager, IntraHealth International
Lucy, Grace, Florence, and Hellen are working together to improve HIV services in Eastern Uganda. Photo by Irene Mirembe for IntraHealth International.April 05, 2021The Kotido Health Center IV HIV clinic in Eastern Uganda is run by a vibrant team of four wonder women. Led by the antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinic“in charge” and mentor Hellen, the quartet of health workers delivers high-quality HIV services for 357 clients—that’s 67% of the entire HIV client base in their district.Viral load suppression—a key HIV t...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: HIV & AIDS COVID-19 Maternal, Newborn, Child Health 2021 Year of the Health and Care Worker Health Workers Source Type: news
How This Ugandan Health Center Is Keeping Health Workers and Clients Safe during COVID-19
By Irene Mirembe,
Knowledge management manager, IntraHealth International
Catherine, a midwife at Ochero Health Center III, adapted quickly to continue providing high-quality maternal and child health services to mothers who come to the health center. Photo by Irene Mirembe for IntraHealth International.March 07, 2021By March 2020, most countries around the world had shut down. The COVID-19 pandemic was rapidly spreading and, in Uganda, only a few essential health services could be provided due to pandemic restrictions.Even before the global pandemic, many women and girls struggled to access high-quality maternal hea...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Family Planning & Reproductive Health COVID-19 Maternal, Newborn, Child Health International Women ' s Day 2021 Year of the Health and Care Worker Health Workers Source Type: news
How Women Leaders Have Shaped Our Response to COVID-19
By The Editorial Team,
IntraHealth InternationalMarch 08, 2021At IntraHealth International, we’re lucky to work with amazing women leaders every day. At every level of the organization, in every country we work, they’re leading us through this pandemic and into a future where everyone everywhere has the health care they need to thrive.In 2020, we saw that countries with female leaders hadlower COVID-19 death rates and better economic performance. So we asked some of the women leaders at IntraHealth: How have other women influenced your leadership style, especially during the pandemic?Here’s what they sa...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: COVID-19 International Women ' s Day Source Type: news
10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2021
By Katherine Seaton,
Communications writer/editor, IntraHealth International
A health worker at an IntraHealth-supported mobile clinic in Shinyanga, Tanzania. Photo by Trevor Snapp for IntraHealth International.February 24, 2021COVID-19 stole the headlines in 2020—and revealed that most countries were vastly underprepared for a pandemic.But it also shed light on incredible human ingenuity and fortitude. We saw frontline health workers navigate a deluge of COVID cases while also trying to keep crucial services available. We saw the fastest vaccine development in history. And we saw more clearly than ever our nee...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: COVID-19 Mental Health Digital Health Policy & Advocacy 2021 Year of the Health and Care Worker Gender Equality Health Workforce Systems Health Workers Source Type: news
2 ways Biden can help health workers and fight COVID-19
This article originally appeared on Devex. The full article can be found here. (Source: IntraHealth International)
Source: IntraHealth International - February 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: COVID-19 Policy & Advocacy 2021 Year of the Health and Care Worker Health Workers Source Type: news
Meet 9 Black Americans Who Have Big Ideas for Greater Global Good
By The Editorial Team,
IntraHealth InternationalFebruary 22, 2021Here atIntraHealth International, we’ve worked in over 100 countries around the world. But we were born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the United States—a country shaped by over 400 years of slavery, Jim Crow laws, mass incarceration, voter suppression, police brutality, and more.Today, Black Americansface greater risk of getting sick and dying from COVID-19 than white Americans. Black mothers die during childbirth ata higher rate than white mothers. And Black men and women havelower average life expectancies than white men and women. That&r...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: SwitchPoint Source Type: news
New USAID Award to Expand HIV Care and Treatment Services in South Sudan
February 18, 2021Through a new award from the US Agency for International Development (USAID),IntraHealth International will lead the Advancing HIV& AIDS Epidemic Control Activity in South Sudan. This contract will build on IntraHealth’s 15-year history of partnership in South Sudan as we work with the government and local partners to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the country’s efforts toward HIV epidemic control.The four-year Advancing HIV& AIDS Epidemic Control Activity will focus on operationalizing pathways to epidemic control using global 90-90-90 targets for 2020 and95-95-95 targets...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: South Sudan Advancing HIV & AIDS Epidemic Control Activity Source Type: news
Tanzania ’s Tohara Plus Exceeds HIV Service Goals Despite Pandemic
February 08, 2021In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and its halting effects on health services around the world, Tanzania’s northern regions of Mara, Mwanza, Shinyanga, and Simiyu have provided crucial HIV services to over 186,000 adolescent and adult men, exceeding their target success rate by 117% through theTohara Plus project.The IntraHealth-led project—which is funded by the President ' s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the US Centers for Disease Control—has provided HIV services in Tanzania since 2016 to help the country tackle its HIV epidemic sustainably while also working towa...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Tanzania Tohara Plus HIV & AIDS Community Engagement Source Type: news
How to Strengthen Uganda's COVID-19 Response and Protect Health Services
By Catherine Shrimpton,
Communications support for TDDA
TDDA engages communities, such as the one in pictured in Chad, in the fight against COVID-19. Photo courtesy of the TDDA program.February 08, 2021COVID-19 infections in Uganda are rising fast. The country recorded its first case of the coronavirus in March 2020 and in the early stages of the pandemic most cases were identified at the borders among people traveling from other countries. Since then, however, the country has seen a rapid increase in community transmission and clusters of infection nationwide. As of January 20, Uganda’s Ministry of Health...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: COVID-19 Health Workforce & Systems Source Type: news
From Community Health to the Front Lines of COVID-19
By Esther Wanjiru Kariuki,
Communications Assistant
Milton conducts a COVID-19 sensitization meeting in his community. Photo courtesy of Milton Okumu Maina for IntraHealth International.January 29, 2021Milton Okumu Maina used to spend his time supervising community health volunteers and coordinating community health activities in Kenya. He’s a community health assistant (CHA), also known as community health extension worker (CHEW), for the Nduru Kadero and West Katieno Community Health Units in Kisumu County, Kenya.But in the spring of 2020, his job completely changed.Milton is one of the many health workers ac...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 29, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: COVID-19 Community Engagement 2021 Year of the Health and Care Worker Community Health Workers Source Type: news
How One Nurse Leader Transformed Family Planning Services at This Kenyan Health Facility
By Esther Wanjiru Kariuki,
Communications Assistant
Alice Boit in front of the maternity wing at the Rhonda Dispensary and Maternity in Nakuru County, Kenya. Photo by Patrick Meinhardt for IntraHealth International.January 27, 2021As the leader of the Rhonda Dispensary and Maternity in Nakuru County in Kenya, Alice Boit supervises 40 staff members, including contract health workers and 14 nurses. Most of her responsibilities revolve around managing the daily operations of the facility, including the supply chain and finances, to make sure it can provide services for a population of more 27,000 people.The dispensary o...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Family Planning & Reproductive Health Human Resources Management Source Type: news
Maqsoda Maqsodi to Join IntraHealth as New Chief Program Officer
January 29, 2021IntraHealth International is thrilled to welcome Maqsoda Maqsodi as our new chief program officer, beginning February 1, 2021.As a member of the executive team, Maqsodi will lead IntraHealth’s Center for Program Delivery and Learning and oversee global health projects in more than 30 countries. She brings over 17 years of experience in project leadership and management, including in conflict and post-conflict settings. Maqsodi has worked in Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, India, Bolivia, and Peru.“I am so happy to be welcoming Maqsoda to our ...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Source Type: news
Next Steps in Our Global COVID Response: A Message to the World Health Organization's Executive Board
By The Editorial Team,
IntraHealth InternationalJanuary 20, 2021IntraHealth International commends the World Health Organization (WHO) for its work in responding to COVID-19. However, much more must be done to ensure essential support and protection for frontline health workers if the response is to succeed.Reports show at least 44,000 health workers in Africa, 12,000 health workers in Asia, and 570,000 health workers in Latin America and the Caribbean have been infected with COVID-19, threatening their lives and overall health system capacity.Governments, donors, and implementing partners must prioritize protection and ...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Source Type: news
South Sudan Provides High-Quality HIV Services to Key Populations —and Sees Positive Results
January 13, 2021For the past five years, the Evidence to Action (E2A) project in South Sudan worked with the Ministry of Health, local partner organizations, and health workers to improve the health of people living with HIV, including groups that face barriers to health care and higher risks of infection, such as female sex workers. To meet the needs of these key populations, E2A: Provided screenings and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and provided gender-based violence screenings and referral services for hard-to-reach female sex workers ...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: South Sudan Evidence to Action (E2A) Project Family Planning & Reproductive Health HIV AIDS Community Health Workers Source Type: news
Top Global Health Moments of 2020
By The Editorial Team,
IntraHealth International
Community Health Nurse Olivia Yeboah thoroughly washes her hands at the Akropong Clinic in Ghana. Photo by Emmanuel Attramah, PMI Impact Malaria/US President ' s Malaria Initiative.December 17, 2020If we wanted to, we could list a COVID-19 moment for every month of 2020. We all know that the onset of the coronavirus pandemic—first in China and then worldwide—overwhelmed news coverage this year. And with good reason. It’s the first large-scale global pandemic in 100 years. At the time this article was ...
Source: IntraHealth International - December 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: HIV & AIDS COVID-19 Nutrition Policy Advocacy Health Workforce Systems Nursing Midwifery 2020 Health Workers Source Type: news
