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.
For One Fistula Client, a Month of Firsts
"Before it can be a battle for all,” says the First Lady of Mali, “fistula must be a battle for women.”
10 Lessons for Stronger Health Information Systems in Ebola-Affected West Africa
The international community came together in Accra, Ghana, last month to make a plan.
Five Ways to Address Provider Bias in Family Planning
Health workers don't arrive at work as blank slates. They bring their own multidimensional personalities, beliefs, and biases.
SwitchPoint 2015: Innovation, Ingenuity, and Global Development
SwitchPoint is one of those experiences that stays with you for a while. I took home with me a jolt of creativity.
Creativity: The Key to Developing Tanzania’s Electronic Immunization System
A new registry in Tanzania will track immunizations and vaccine inventories and exchange data with other health information systems.
Women Trying to Regain Dignity by Ending Fistula
For many women with obstetric fistula, marital and social status—and quality of life—hang on the fate of an operation.
Ebola Changed Everything
The 68th World Health Assembly made it clear that Ebola has fundamentally changed the direction of global health discourse.
Let’s Eradicate Obstetric Fistula and Restore Dignity for Women
We don’t hear much about fistula here in North Carolina. But many women across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia know it all too well.
We Can Help Restore Dignity for Thousands of Women in Mali
Each year, 2,000 Malian women are at risk of developing obstetric fistulas. Stronger health systems and holistic care can change this.
The mHero Story
This mobile technology is connecting people and making health systems stronger amid West Africa's ongoing Ebola outbreak—and its story is just beginning.
