Things Are Looking Up for Rwanda’s Mothers and Babies
Back in 2000, only about 25% of mothers in Rwanda delivered their babies in health facilities. Today, that number is almost 70%.
Preventing Violence against Health: Data Collection Is Key
The horrific attack on Dr. Denis Mukwege in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is part of a much larger problem.
Health Workers Can Help Stamp Out Poverty
They say wealthier is healthier, and there’s evidence to back that up.
Health Workers Have a Right to Clean Hands
According to the 2010 Kenya Service Provision Assessment survey, only 46% of Kenyan health facilities have running water year-round.
An Employee Gone Bad: Why Strong Management Is Important
When a health facility does not run smoothly it can quickly become a place where bad things happen.
An Excerpt from Kate Tulenko in the New York Times: Foreign Health Workers in the US Come with a Cost
In the NY Times, Tulenko discusses the dire economic and social consequences of insourcing and how it threatens the quality of care.
National Conventions and International Issues: The DNC Provides Great Opportunity to Promote Global Health
Women’s reproductive health rights are a heated topic in the United States (US) this election year. I had the opportunity to attend an advocacy event focused on reproductive rights and access at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last week.
Insourced: How Importing Jobs Impacts the Healthcare Crisis Here and Abroad
I saw people out of work in the US and health workers being imported from countries that could ill afford to lose them.
