Nurses Can Bridge the Divide between the Clinic and the Policymaker
By Pamela McQuide,
Global human resources for health technical advisor ; Katherine Seaton,
Editorial Officer
Pamela McQuide (second from left) talks with nurses at Omuthiya District Hospital in Namibia. Photo by Morgana Wingard for IntraHealth International.March 06, 2020Pamela McQuide started her career as a nurse. Then she was a community organizer, a public health legislative aide, a family planning and reproductive health researcher, an assistant professor, and the country director for IntraHealth International’s Namibia projects.Now, she’s a leadingexpert on health workforce programs at IntraHealth...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Digital Health Human Resources Management International Women ' s Day IntraHealth s 40th Anniversary Gender Equality Health Workforce & Systems Management and Performance Nursing Midwifery Quality of Care Midwives Nurses Source Type: news
What Happens When Global Health and Data Science Collide?
By Amy Finnegan,
Senior Data Scientist ; Katherine Seaton,
Editorial OfficerMarch 06, 2020Data scientist Amy Finnegan’s job is to ask the right questions to get new answers. She uses machine learning to solve global health puzzles like“Why do women who use contraception in low-income countries stop using if they still want to avoid pregnancy?” and“What elements of populations and geography can determine whether a health program is successful?”We sat down with her to ask how this work is shaping the future of global health—and what comes next.What ' s your favorite thing about working...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Digital Health International Women ' s Day IntraHealth s 40th Anniversary Source Type: news
IntraHealth's Free iHRIS Software Valued at Over $1.8 Million
February 28, 2020iHRIS—IntraHealth International ' s free, open source software now used by 28 countries to track and manage health workforce data—hasa value of $1.8–$2.4 million, according to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The cost of replacing iHRIS if it were to suddenly disappear would be $10.8 million, they found.iHRIS can be used as a tool to foster discussion in other development sectors.In December 2019, USAID introduced the Software Global Goods Valuation Framework and related spreadsheet. These tools enable donors, softwa...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Global Digital Health Human Resources Management Health Workforce & Systems Management and Performance Source Type: news
Uganda Adds 43,000+ Health Workers, Expands Access to Care in 128 Districts
February 25, 2020Between 2014 and 2019, Uganda added more than 43,000 health workers in 128 districts, thanks to IntraHealth International’sStrengthening Human Resources for Health (SHRH) in Uganda Activity.In 2015, Uganda was far below the World Health Organization standard of 2.3doctors,nurses, and midwives per 1,000 people. And while new workers were graduating from health professional schools, they weren’t filling the major service gaps because staffing structures in Uganda weren’t set up to meet the country’s increased demands and changing health needs, such as maternal health services (Uganda ...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Uganda Strengthening Human Resources for Health Activity Digital Health Human Resources Management Gender Equality Health Workforce & Systems Management and Performance Nursing Midwifery Quality of Care Midwives Nurses Physicia Source Type: news
Students Are the Future of Health Care in Kenya
By Janet Muriuki,
Program lead, Human Resources for Health Kenya ; Casey Bishopp,
Communications officer, IntraHealth International
Afya Elimu Fund loan recipients are able to complete their health professional education thanks to the low-interest loan program. Photo by Georgina Goodwin for IntraHealth International.February 21, 2020In Kenya, there’s no shortage of young people who want to serve their communities by becoming health workers. But for the 36% of Kenyans who live below the poverty line, higher education is unreachable.That’s why IntraHealth International’sJanet Muriuki ...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbishopp Tags: Human Resources Management IntraHealth ' s 40th Anniversary Health Financing Health Workforce & Systems Source Type: news
In Uganda, Nurses Help Families Like Anita's Thrive
By Anna-Maija Mattila-Litvak,
Supervisory development outreach and communications officer, USAID
Anita Nakazibwe holds her daughter Emmanuela. While mom is HIV-positive, the toddler remains HIV-negative —a fact that brings Anita great joy. Photo by Anna-Maija Mattila-Litvak, USAID/Uganda.February 17, 2020“My first treatment was a smile!” says Anita Nakazibwe about the welcome she got when she first came to Moroto Regional Referral Hospital in eastern Uganda. Anita holds her year-and-a-half-old baby girl Emmanuela in her arms and is beaming. She gave birth at the hospital to a healthy baby, although she ...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: HIV & AIDS Maternal, Newborn, Child Health Nurses Source Type: news
A New Page in Life
By Anna-Maija Mattila-Litvak,
Supervisory Development Outreach and Communications Officer
Anita Nakazibwe holds her daughter Emmanuela. While mom is HIV-positive, the toddler remains HIV-negative —a fact that brings Anita great joy. Photo by Anna-Maija Mattila-Litvak, USAID/Uganda.February 17, 2020“My first treatment was a smile!” says Anita Nakazibwe about the welcome she got when she first came to Moroto Regional Referral Hospital in eastern Uganda. Anita holds her year-and-a-half-old baby girl Emmanuela in her arms and is beaming. She gave birth at the hospital to a healthy baby, although she herself...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: HIV & AIDS Maternal, Newborn, Child Health Nurses Source Type: news
10 African Americans Who Have Shaped Public Health
By Casey Bishopp,
Communications officer, IntraHealth International ; Sabra Farquharson,
Business development officer, IntraHealth InternationalFebruary 18, 2020We’re celebrating the legacies of ten African Americans in public health this month—shining a light on the invaluable contributions made by these scholars and health workers. According to themost recent report form the Health Resources and Services Administration, African Americans make up 11.6% of the US health workforce, and throughout American history have made invaluable contributions to greater public health in fields s...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbishopp Source Type: news
Frontline Health Workers Must Be a Priority in Coronavirus Response
By Hannah Webster,
Advocacy communications intern, IntraHealth InternationalFebruary 13, 2020As the latest number of confirmed cases in the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates multiple times a day, the world holds its breath, and health workers continue to fight the outbreak on the front lines. “If we can’t keep our doctors and nurses safe, how can they—and we—fight dangerous pathogens and keep us all alive?” said Dr. Leana S. Wen, a physician and health workforce equity advocate, in a piece published inUSA Today.The February 7death of 33-year-old Li Wenliang, the Chinese ...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Tags: Infectious Diseases Policy & Advocacy Global Health Security Source Type: news
10 Global Health Issues to Watch in the 2020s
By Margarite Nathe,
Principal Editor/Writer, IntraHealth International
Midwives and nurses —like Sellyvine (left) at the women ' s hospital in Nakuru, Kenya —make up 50% of the health workforce worldwide. They ' re in the spotlight during 2020 and will play a crucial role in whether their countries can achieve their most ambitious health targets by 2030. Photo by Georgina Goodwin for IntraHealth International.February 14, 2020Every year, we look at the top global health issues coming our way in the next 12 months. But global health is a long game and it’s a brand-new decade, so this year, we’re lookin...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Tags: Family Planning & Reproductive Health HIV AIDS Infectious Diseases Maternal, Newborn, Child Health Mental Health Noncommunicable Diseases Digital Health Policy Advocacy Gender Equality Nursing Midwifery Youth Midwives N Source Type: news
Polly Dunford to Lead IntraHealth International as New President and CEO
February 14, 2020
Chapel Hill, NCToday, IntraHealth International’s board of directors announced Polly Dunford will be IntraHealth’s next president and CEO. She will assume the role on March 16.Dunford is joining IntraHealth after nearly 20 years of service with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in Cambodia, Haiti, Jordan, Mozambique, Nigeria and Washington, D.C., most recently as the global director for HIV/AIDS. In this role, she led the agency’s efforts to help countries achieve and sustain epidemic control of HIV/AIDS under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: intrahealth Tags: Leadership and Governance Source Type: news
It ’s Not Too Late to Prepare for COVID-19
By Dr. Lisa Stone,
Epidemiology Adviser ; Robert Salerno,
Director, Global Health Security
Publio Gonzalez, a biologist with the Gorgas Institute, holds a bat in Meteti, Panama, June 6, 2018, as part an Emerging Infectious Diseases Training Event (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dustin Mullen).February 11, 2020A disease spillover event, when a virus moves from animal to human hosts, can cause significant human illness. The coronavirus (COVID-19) seems to have spilled over sometime in late 2019, at a wildlife market in Wuhan, China, leading to more than 40,000 confirmed cases and at least 910 reported deaths&n...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Infectious Diseases Global Health Security Source Type: news
The Future of HIV Care in South Sudan Starts Here
By Anne Kinuthia,
Country director, South Sudan ; Margarite Nathe,
Principal Editor/Writer, IntraHealth InternationalFebruary 10, 2020What does it take to get results in a warzone?In South Sudan, it takes creativity and tenacity—whether you’re working to end an HIV epidemic, or get health services to children, or simply deliver supplies to a clinic.This is the world’s youngest country. In 2013, just two years after it split from Sudan, South Sudan fell into a civil war that hasn’t really ended yet. Around 4.3 million people have been displaced because of the violence, according to theUN Refugee ...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Tags: HIV & AIDS Community Engagement Human Resources Management Policy Advocacy IntraHealth ' s 40th Anniversary Health Financing Measurement and Evaluation Health in Conflict Social Services Youth Nurses Source Type: news
To Spur Health Workforce Policy Progress, Listen to Frontline Health Workers
By Vince Blaser,
Director, Frontline Health Workers Coalition
Community health worker Margaret Odera (left) and Vince Blaser at PMAC 2020. Photo courtesy of Vince Blaser.February 07, 2020BANGKOK—Community health worker Margaret Odera walked off the flight from Nairobi to Bangkok, her first plane ride, ready to take the mic.A roomful of global health leaders from around the world could have been intimidating to anyone, but Margaret was grounded with the confidence of her fellow frontline health workers from the Mathare North Health Center in Kenya, mothers living with HIV like herself, and—most of all&mdas...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Tags: HIV & AIDS Community Engagement Advocacy Primary Health Care Community Health Workers Source Type: news
The Future of Health Care in Mali Starts with Women
By Katherine Seaton,
Editorial Officer ; Cheick Oumar Tour é,
Country director, Mali and associate regional director, West Africa
Gao Nursing School in Mali. Photo taken by Trevor Snapp for IntraHealth International.February 06, 2020More than half of Mali’s residents live in rural areas. Add to that the country’s shortage of health workers and high-quality training programs, plus political instability, and high-quality health care becomes much harder to access.But over the past two decades, IntraHealth International’s Mali country director Cheick Touré and his team have worked to change th...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Family Planning & Reproductive Health Maternal, Newborn, Child Health Digital Health Education Performance Leadership and Governance IntraHealth ' s 40th Anniversary Gender Equality Health Workforce Systems Nursing Midwifer Source Type: news
