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Pape Gaye Speaks at International Conference on Family Planning in Indonesia

The government of Indonesia and Partners in Population and Development are convening the International Conference on Promoting Family Planning and

IntraHealth Cosponsors Conference on Violence in the Health Sector

IntraHealth International is a proud cosponsor of the 2010 International Conference on Workplace Violence in the Health Sector, convening October 27-29 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Report Documents On-the-Job Training Benefits for Health Workers

A recent report from Senegal shows that IntraHealth’s on-the-job training method is less expensive and more effective than traditional classroom-based methods for enabling health workers to offer high-quality health care services. The Senegal Ministry of Health is now working to adopt this approach nationwide.

New Policy Paper Recommends Health Workforce Strategy for the US Global Health Initiative

October 21, 2010, Washington, DC—According to a new policy paper published this week, health NGO IntraHealth International is calling on the United States Government to devise and adopt a measurable human resources for health (HRH) strategy to support the Obama Administration’s six-year, $63-billion Global Health Initiative (GHI). The worldwide shortage of health workers—intensified by maldistribution and migration—remains a critical obstacle to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, as well as the global health goals of the US Government.

Global Health Technology Innovator Josh Nesbit Joins IntraHealth Board of Directors

October 20, 2010, Chapel Hill, NC—Global health nonprofit IntraHealth International has named Josh Nesbit, executive director and co-founder of FrontlineSMS:Medic to its Board of Directors. FrontlineSMS:Medic is a global nonprofit that advances health care networks in underserved communities using appropriate mobile technologies.

Global Health Technology Innovator Josh Nesbit Joins IntraHealth Board of Directors

IntraHealth International has named Josh Nesbit, executive director and co-founder of FrontlineSMS:Medic to its Board of Directors. FrontlineSMS:Medic is a global nonprofit that advances health care networks in underserved communities using appropriate mobile technologies.

IntraHealth Releases New Workforce Strategy

In the absence of skilled health workers many people around the world will continue to die and suffer unnecessarily. With 57 countries identified by

Young Rwandan Artists Honored for Peer Education on Reproductive Health

Last week, the Rwandan Adolescent Reproductive Health Initiative honored 78 student artists who are using plays, visual art, poetry, and music to encourage their peers to practice safer sex, use condoms, and seek sexual health care to protect themselves against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. A recent event honoring the young artists brought together students from 13 schools with the support of IntraHealth International and the Imbuto Foundation.

New Website Launches with Tools for Managing Health Workers

The Southern Africa Human Capacity Development (SAHCD) Coalition recently launched a new website. The website offers tools for responding to the human resources for health crisis facing the region, particularly in managing the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These tools are intended to encourage collaboration, stronger health systems, and creative problem-solving among health workers in the region. The new website offers:  

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Voices from the Field: Namibia Reduces Data Loss with New Human Resources System

“This new information technology equipment and the data center make our job easier and cancel chances of lost data.” A system administrator for the

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