US Funding for Global Health Security Doesn ’t Cover These Essential Systems for Health Workers—Yet
By Polly Dunford,
President and chief executive officer
Polly Dunford, President& CEO of IntraHealth, visits Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda. Photo by Esther Ruth Mbabazi for IntraHealth International.March 28, 2022US funding for global health security has surged in the last few years, and now Congress has just approved a $510 million increase for fiscal year 2022, nearly doubling current funding. President Biden is proposing even greater increases for fiscal year 2023 in hisnew budget proposal, including a multilateral fund for global health security and pandemic preparedness. The US has alreadypledged $2...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 28, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: COVID-19 Digital Health Policy & Advocacy World Health Worker Week Global health security Community Health Workers Source Type: news
Vaccine Redistribution Provides More Ugandan Citizens with COVID-19 Protection
March 14, 2022Tens of thousands of Ugandans accessed COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 thanks to IntraHealth International’s partnership with the government of Uganda, district cold chain technicians, and the Mbale and Soroti Regional Emergency Operations centers. Together, we redistributed over 40,000 vaccines, 23,000 vaccination cards, and 25,000 syringes.Uganda has had over163,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 3,588 deaths. In January, they relaxed many COVID-19 prevention measures which had included curfews, business and school closures, and border closings, among others. They’ve received over22 million doses of...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Uganda Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda (RHITES-East) COVID-19 Health workforce development Global health security Health Workers Source Type: news
SwitchPoint Future League Unites Six Next-Generation African Leaders for New Advocacy Partnership
March 07, 2022Six young African leaders have joined the inaugural cohort of theSwitchPoint Future League, a new advocacy partnership launched by IntraHealth International with the Global Fund and ONE Campaign Africa. " IntraHealth is thrilled to join these six outstanding young leaders in elevating the conversation about the future of global health—and how we finance it,” saysPolly Dunford, president and CEO of IntraHealth.“Their voices and perspectives are essential to creating a world where everyone everywhere has access to the health care they need to thrive. " The Future League c...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Policy & Advocacy Youth Source Type: news
10 Black Americans Who Have Led COVID-19 Response
By The Editorial Team,
IntraHealth InternationalFebruary 22, 2022Meet 10 Black American leaders who are shaping local and national COVID-19 response. These scientists, researchers, policymakers, teachers, and more have seen first-hand how the pandemic exacerbates racial disparities in health. In the US, Black Americans have died from COVID-19 at1.4 times the rate of white people.Today we’re highlighting these leaders as they work to protect their communities and inform our global response to the pandemic.Christopher BarnesAssistant professor, Department of Biology at Stanford UniversityWhen COVID-19 began, Bar...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: COVID-19 Health Workers Source Type: news
The US Government Should Consider These 7 Areas of Investment in the African Health Workforce
By Janet Muriuki,
Senior director of health workforce development (interim)
Nicodemas Ondies, medical lab officer, takes samples from a client at the Tudor Subcounty Hospital in Kenya. Photo by Edwin Joe for IntraHealth International.February 14, 2022There have been health workforce projects in Kenya since 2009, but US funding for these types of programs has been dwindling. In my experience as a physician and health workforce expert, some of these funding cuts have greatly affected how we support health workers both at the national and the subnational levels.Now that the Biden Administration is considering launching ...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Policy & Advocacy Health Workers Source Type: news
The U.S. Has Risen to Global Health Challenges Before. It Can Again.
This article originally appeared on Barron ' s on February 11, 2022. Read the full article here. (Source: IntraHealth International)
Source: IntraHealth International - February 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Policy & Advocacy Health Workers Source Type: news
The Global Health Workforce Should Be at the Center of New White House Initiative
By Janet Muriuki,
Senior director of health workforce development (interim) ; David Bryden,
Director of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition and senior policy and advocacy advisor at IntraHealth International
Babito, a medical lab technologist at Westlands Medical Center in Kenya, takes COVID-19 patient samples and stores them before they are taken to the lab for testing. Phot by Edwin Joe for IntraHealth International.February 10, 2022As the White House considers launching a new initiative to strengthen the global health workforce around the world, I sat down with Janet Muriuki, a doctor and health workforc...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Health workforce development Policy & Advocacy Health Workers Source Type: news
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
6 African Health Leaders Share Recommendations for President Biden ’s Health Workforce Initiative
This article was originally published on the Frontline Health Workers Coalition Blog on January 31, 2022. You can read ithere.Special thanks to Lindsay Gilchrist for her work in carrying out a number of these interviews. (Source: IntraHealth International)
Source: IntraHealth International - January 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Policy & Advocacy Health Workers Source Type: news
A New Referral System Connects More Women and Girls in Eastern Uganda to Family Planning
By Irene Mirembe,
Knowledge management manager, IntraHealth International ; Christine Lodungokol,
Family health technical officer ; Jessica Naluyima,
Monitoring evaluation& learning officer
A client talks to a health worker at Nakaloke Health Center III in Mbale, Uganda. Photo by Esther Ruth Mbabazi for IntraHealth International.January 24, 2022In Uganda, the total fertility, maternal mortality, and teenage pregnancy rates remain among the highest in the world. UNICEF reports that18 mothers die every day in pregnancy or during and after childbirth in the country.That’s why Uganda is renewing its commitm...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 24, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Family Planning & Reproductive Health Community Engagement Source Type: news
Mental Health Services Help Health Workers Improve HIV Services in Central America
By Jenny Alc ázar,
Communications SpecialistJanuary 18, 2022" During the pandemic, there have been a lot of stressful moments,” says Juan,* a health worker who helps clients return to treatment after missing their previous appointments. “And those were in addition to continuing to reach the goals of our HIV program.”It’s no secret that COVID-19 affects mental health and well-being for us all—but especially for health workers. Lack of knowledge about the disease, the spread of misinformation, and fear of contracting COVID-19 have taken a toll on our emotional and physical wellbeing.Heal...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: HIV & AIDS COVID-19 Health Workers Source Type: news
What's mHero's Secret to Giving Health Officials Real-Time Information during a Pandemic?
By Caitlin Loehr,
Digital health technical advisor ; Richard Stanley,
Senior Product Manager, Digital Health ; Ally Shaban,
Senior regional software engineer
A health worker checks their phone on the way to visit HIV-positive clients in Livingston Izabal, Guatemala. Photo by Levi Dieguez for IntraHealth International.January 13, 2022When Ebola spread through Liberia in August 2014, health workers needed information—and they needed it fast. We’ve seen exactly the same need during the COVID-19 pandemic.Back in 2014,IntraHealth International andUNICEF createdmHero—a two-way, mobile phone-based comm...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Digital Health Source Type: news
To Strengthen HIV Services, This Ethiopian Organization is Taking 4 Steps to Focus on Gender Equality
By Clarke Glavin,
2021 IntraHealth-UNC Summer FellowJanuary 10, 2022Ethiopiamore than halved its number of new HIV infections in the country over the past decade. How?A big part of the answer lies in the local organizations that are leading Ethiopia ' s national HIV response. Now, with the help of IntraHealth International’sAccelerating Support to Advanced Local Partners (ASAP) project, one Ethiopian nonprofit is focusing on gender inequality as a way to get even stronger results.Mekdim Ethiopia National Association (MENA), a national nonprofit based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is working with the Ethiopian Ministry ...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Leadership and Governance Gender Equality Health Workforce & Systems Management and Performance 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
In Rwanda, This Training for Health Workers Improves Services for Children
By D éogratias Rwangabo Nkurunziza,
Communication Officer
Julienne, a health worker at the Shyogwe Health Center, monitors an infant ' s growth. Photo by D éogratias Rwangabo Nkurunziza for IntraHealth International.January 04, 2022Julienne Kampire is passionate about her job. She has been a nurse in charge of treating infants at the Shyogwe Health Center in Rwanda since 2015. However, like many of her colleagues, she didn’t feel confident following certain protocols, like the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) protocol, a comprehensive tool for health workers who treat childhood illnesses...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 3, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health Health workforce development Systems Health Workers Source Type: news
