For the fifth year running, IntraHealth International has teamed up with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Gillings School of Global Public Health to offer the Summer Fellows Program, which gives graduate and doctoral students at the school hands-on experience in the field of global health.

Two new mobile learning courses developed by IntraHealth International offer specialized guidance on care and prevention for health workers in Ebola-affected areas, delivered through SMS text messages or through interactive voice response on simple mobile phones.

The state of Jharkhand in India is partnering with the IntraHealth-led CapacityPlus project to expand access to health care by rolling out iHRIS, IntraHealth’s free, open source data management software developed with support from the US Agency for International Development.

IntraHealth International joins the Safeguarding Health in Conflict coalition in calling on the government of Israel, Hamas, and armed groups to respect humanitarian law and cease targeting health facilities and health workers in their attacks.

Meshack Ndolo, IntraHealth’s country director in Kenya, discusses in The Star, one of Kenya's daily newspapers, how national leadership, strong health systems, and prepared health workforces are fundamental to every country’s ability to protect the health of its citizens.   

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IntraHealth International commends the dedicated health workers who continue to provide care on the front lines of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

A free new online course highlights ways to incorporate gender equality and women’s empowerment into efforts to strengthen health systems around the world. Gender and Health Systems Strengthening is now available through the Global Health eLearning Center to Foreign Service nationals, US government partners, and US Agency for International Development field-based staff.

Dr. Marilyn DeLuca and Dr. Charles Ok Pannenborg are the two newest members of IntraHealth International’s Board of Directors.