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IntraHealth's Family Planning Work in Rwanda Contributes to Near Three-Fold Increase in Contraceptive Use in Only Three Years

June 11, 2008, Chapel Hill, NC—Preliminary data from a new national survey show a dramatic rise in use of modern contraception among married women in Rwanda, Africa’s most densely populated country, from 10% in 2005 to 27% in 2008.

IntraHealth Contributes To Family Planning Success In Rwanda

Nearly Three-Fold Increase in Contraceptive Use in Three Years

Capacity Project Authors' Letter Published In The Lancet

The May 10, 2008, issue of The Lancet included a letter from the Capacity Project’s Barbara Stilwell, Anne Wilson and Jim McCaffery titled “Non-physician clinicians in sub-Saharan Africa.” Written in response to a Lancet article by Fitzhugh Mullan and Seble Frehywot, the letter raises four issues for further consideration and concludes that for non-physician clinicians (NPCs) “to be a long-term solution to workforce shortages, substantial financial investment is required to ensure safe regulated practise.

Voices from the Field: Schools Prepare Pregnant Women For Birth And Newborn Care

“I am really much inspired and I have come to the class with pleasure. Sometimes the information we get outside from our neighbors, friends and

Voices From The Capacity Project: Improving Decentralized HIV Services in Costa Rica

In Costa Rica, health managers and providers of HIV services considered a problem. With services concentrated in just three hospitals, all located in

Voices From The Capacity Project: I Can Make A Difference In One Family's Life—Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Ethiopia

Sister Abiyot Bedane lives in the Arsi Zone of Oromiya Region in Ethiopia. As a maternal and child health nurse at the Alem Tenna Health Center, she

Voices from the Field: Expansion Of HIV And TB Testing And Treatment

"I remember a big family of five who had just lost a mother to tuberculosis (TB), and we discovered that all four children were also infected by TB. I

IntraHealth Specialists Assess Health Human Resources In The Republic Of Congo

At the request of the National AIDS Control Program (CNLS), two IntraHealth International specialists recently assessed the Republic of Congo’s human resources for health and the quality of health care in an initial step to improving Congo’s health care system, which has been overwhelmed by years of conflict and inadequate financial investment.

Voices From The Capacity Project: Working From The Inside—Mainstreaming HIV into Government Planning in Kenya

Meshack Ndolo has a story to tell about an important aspect of Kenya’s national response to HIV. This is a story about the successful process of

Voices from the Field: Armenia Training Providers, Generating Change

“I’m so happy and grateful to my doctors for having my baby in my arms after all the stress I went through,” says Lusine, a patient whose baby’s life

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