Community Health Workers Make a Difference for Pediatric HIV Clients in South Sudan
Lawrence Monday links health facilities and communities to extend HIV care and treatment services.
A Guatemalan Nurse Works for Better Staff Performance—and Better Services for Patients
“I like providing support and care to patients,” says Rosa Lara de Forela, the subdirector of nursing at the Pedro de Bethancourt National Hospital in beautiful Antigua, Guatemala.
SwitchPoint: Global Good Ideas
In this era of the meme and the like and the retweet, I never tire of stories about people who have built something incredible out of nothing, especially when they have built it to help someone else.
Health Is Wealth
Meet three men in Africa who share two key beliefs: access to health care for all people is vital, and healthy people build strong economies.
Tracking Down the Silent Killer
World Health Day 2013 is marked by a call for intensified efforts to prevent and control hypertension, also known as high blood pressure.
We've Made Staggering Progress in Maternal Health in Bangladesh. Where Next?
In the last 20 years, maternal mortality in Bangladesh has dropped from 574 to 194 per 100,000.
ICTs in Maternal and Child Health Poised for Scale-Up in Uttar Pradesh, India
The health sector in India is rapidly harnessing the power of technologies to streamline and enhance the quality of its maternal and child health services.
"You Never Think It Will Happen to You": Health Workers Confront the Risks of Tuberculosis
Patricia Bond was working as a nurse at a health facility in South Africa when she developed some troubling symptoms.
A Sky-High Celebration: Opening Our Kenya Country Office
Last month, IntraHealth opened its new Kenya country office and celebrated the merger of two USAID-funded projects.
Gender Equality: The New Business as Usual
The past four years have brought some exciting changes in the US government when it comes to progress in gender equality.
