Listen to Nurses: Applause Is Not Enough
This article was originally published on the Frontline Health Workers Coalition blog on May 12, 2021.Read it here. (Source: IntraHealth International)
Source: IntraHealth International - May 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Policy & Advocacy Health Workers Source Type: news

Nurse Leadership: In Their Own Words
By The Editorial Team, IntraHealth InternationalMay 12, 2021“Most people don ' t understand that nurses can be leaders,” saysAlice Boit, a nurse in Nakuru, Kenya.“Most people may just understand that leaders are doctors, clinical officers, and others like that.”A year ago IntraHealth set out to document what nurses like Alice think about nurse leadership, and the barriers they face in rising up in the profession. We already had a global view, from ourInvesting in Nurse Leadership: What Will it Take? report with Nursing Now and Johnson& Johnson. We then wanted tospotlightone country ' s context...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Tags: International Nurses Day Source Type: news

Dr. Mary Nandili: A Voice and Vision for Nursing Leadership
By Dr. Mary Nandili, Director of nursing services ; The Editorial Team, IntraHealth International Dr. Mary Nandili is director of nursing services at Kenya ' s Ministry of Health and is responsible for the leadership and governance of nursing services in the country. Photo by Patrick Meinhardt for IntraHealth International.May 12, 2021Dr. Mary Nandili is the director of nursing services at the Kenya Ministry of Health, the highest-level nurse in the country. IntraHealth collaborates with Dr. Nandili and the Ministry of Health to deliver on its mandate to increase the graduating health workforce and improve the ...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Tags: International Nurses Day Source Type: news

Teresia Wambui: A Voice and Vision for Nursing Leadership
By Teresia Wambui, Nurse-in-charge ; The Editorial Team, IntraHealth International Teresia Wambui outside of Napeikar Dispensary in Turkana County, Kenya. There ’s a shortage of nurses available to provide access to essential health services across Kenya, especially here in the arid lands in the north. Photo by Patrick Meinhardt for IntraHealth International.May 11, 2021Teresia is the nurse-in-charge at Napeikar Dispensary in Turkana County, Kenya. We first met her when she participated in a training conducted by our USAID-fundedHuman Resources for Health (HRH) Kenya Program on long-acting reversible family ...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Tags: International Nurses Day Source Type: news

Mary Akai Supat: A Voice and Vision for Nursing Leadership
By Mary Akai Supat, Deputy nursing officer ; The Editorial Team, IntraHealth International Mary is the deputy nursing officer at the Lodwar County Referral Hospital in Turkana County, Kenya. Photo by Patrick Meinhardt for IntraHealth International.May 11, 2021Mary Akai Supat is the deputy nursing officer at the Lodwar County Referral Hospital in Turkana County, Kenya. She’s in charge of 50 people and three departments: Accident and Emergency, Critical Care, and Maternal and Child Health. We first met her when she participated in a training conducted by our USAID-fundedHuman Resources for Health (HRH) Kenya Pr...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: International Nurses Day Source Type: news

Alice Boit: A Voice and Vision for Nursing Leadership
By Alice Boit, Nurse in charge ; The Editorial Team, IntraHealth International 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.May 11, 2021Alice Boit oversees more than 40 staff at the Rhonda Dispensary in Kenya, from nurses to clinical officers, lab technicians, and a pharmacist. She maintains the day-to-day operations to ensure her community in Nakuru Town County, Kenya, can access the health services they need. We first met her when she participated in a training conducted by our USAID-fundedHuman R...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: International Nurses Day Source Type: news

5 Things Policymakers Must Do to Support Midwives like Me
This article originally appeared on Devex.com on May 5, 2021. Read the full article onDevex.com. (Source: IntraHealth International)
Source: IntraHealth International - May 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Policy & Advocacy Midwives Source Type: news

New Report: 4,000+ Attacks on Health Workers, Facilities, and Transports Since 2016 —Underscores Need to Protect Health Care in Conflict 
May 05, 2021Anew report andinteractive map published today by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC), based on data collated by coalition member Insecurity Insight, highlights a global onslaught of violence against health workers, facilities, and transport from 2016 through 2020, including:4,094 reported attacks and threats against health care in conflict1,524 health workers injured681 health workers killed401 health workers kidnapped978 incidents where health facilities were destroyed or damaged.The figures—drawn from credible media reports as well as reporting by intergovernmental organizations, state...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Source Type: news

4 Ways to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Health Workforce
By Constance Newman, Global technical lead for gender equality and health, IntraHealth InternationalApril 28, 2021Sexual harassment is a seemingly ubiquitous, intractable problem that prevents many women around the world from advancing in the workforce. To end it, we must understand how it operates.In 2017, for example, the Ugandan Ministry of Health conducteda study—with support from IntraHealth International’s USAID-fundedStrengthening Human Resources for Health Project—to better understand the nature of sexual harassment and why it so often went unreported.The study found:A pattern of men in higher-s...
Source: IntraHealth International - April 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Gender Equality Source Type: news

7 Questions with Dr. Makasa
By Patricia  Egessa , Senior Communications ManagerApril 09, 2021Dr. Mpundu Makasa is a clinician and public health practitioner who works in the primary health care setting. She has a Master of Public Health and a PhD in Epidemiology. Dr. Makasa is currently enrolled in the University of Zambia’s (UNZA) Family Medicine Residency Program that is supported by Seed Global Health. Later this year, Dr. Makasa will be the first graduate of the program. She will become a faculty member after graduation, reinvesting her newfound skills and experience to teach for the program. Seed Global Health talked to her ab...
Source: IntraHealth International - April 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: COVID-19 World Health Worker Week Gender Equality Health Workforce & Systems Primary Health Care Health Workers Source Type: news

Meet Three Health Workers In Central America Who Won't Let COVID-19 Stand In the Way of HIV Care
By Claudia Guzm án A nurse takes escorts a client to health services in Guatemala. Photo by Anna Watts for IntraHealth International.April 08, 2021Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, health workers in Central America have been working to ensure all people living with HIV have access to health care. In their communities throughout the region, they’re delivering medicines and adapting to new ways of providing services to the most vulnerable populations during the pandemic.Here’s how.Home visits in GuatemalaPedro (not his real name) is a university student, who, according to his medical record, lives in Alot...
Source: IntraHealth International - April 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: HIV & AIDS COVID-19 World Health Worker Week Source Type: news

Meet 7 Health Workers Who Are Changing the Way We Approach Global Health Beyond the Pandemic
By The Editorial Team, IntraHealth InternationalApril 06, 2021Health workers know better than anyone what they need to be safe on the job. They know what it takes to be prepared for coronavirus cases as they come in the door. To end the COVID-19 pandemic, prevent future disease outbreaks, and to keep essential services running and available for their communities.During World Health Worker Week 2021, we’re amplifying their voices and recommendations on how we can better support and protect health workers—now and for the long haul.Meet seven health workers and leaders who are telling us what’s essential t...
Source: IntraHealth International - April 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: COVID-19 World Health Worker Week Health Workers Source Type: news

Meet One Health Worker Who's Helping More Women and Babies in Uganda Get Care during COVID-19
By Irene Mirembe, Knowledge management manager, IntraHealth International James Angedu at the Magoro Health Center III. Photo by Irene Mirembe for IntraHealth International.April 06, 2021It’s 10:45 am. The sun is already high in the sky and the heat is unrelenting at Magoro Health Center III in the Kakatwi District of Eastern Uganda.Uganda is experiencing its dry season and patients usually stay away because of the heat, but not at this health facility.The reason: James Angedu, the health worker in charge.At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda in October 2020, eight of James’s staff contracted COV...
Source: IntraHealth International - April 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: COVID-19 Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health World Health Worker Week Health Workers Source Type: news

Health Workers Are Essential, During the Pandemic and Beyond
By Polly Dunford, President and Chief Executive Officer, IntraHealth InternationalApril 05, 2021We’ve all heard the term“health worker heroes.” But really, they’re health workerhumans.Health workers are just people, like us. They’ve been working in incredibly challenging situations, especially during the past year. They’re not magic. They don’t have superpowers that let them never sleep or make them invincible against disease. They’re real people. They’re people who have families and hobbies and needs—inside and outside of work.If 2020 taught us anything, it&rsq...
Source: IntraHealth International - April 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Tags: SwitchPoint World Health Worker Week 2021 Year of the Health and Care Worker Global health security Health Workforce & Systems Source Type: news

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