The Quality Assurance Partnership (PAQ) approach, developed and implemented by IntraHealth in Senegal, encourages local communities to identify and find local solutions to issues such as the quality of service delivery, infrastructure, and accessibility at health facilities.

A new 18-month, $20.5 million project will strengthen Kenya’s health systems at the national and county levels, better allowing the country’s health workers to provide consistent, high-quality care to more Kenyans.

At the meeting “Towards a Fistula-Free Generation,” in September, 2013, participants examined the relationship between the work of the Fistula Care project, in which IntraHealth was a partner, toward reducing incidences of obstetric fistula and "The Manifesto for Maternal Health," published in The Lancet in February 2013.

A new $8 million project will expand access to high-quality treatment and prevention services for obstetric fistula in Mali. IntraHealth International’s Capacity Building for Fistula Treatment and Prevention in Mali Project, which launches June 19 in Sikasso, focuses on making fistula repair services routinely available within health facilities and building the capacity of health workers to prevent, diagnose, and treat the condition effectively. 

On July 1, 2014, Dr. James Campbell will assume the roles of executive director of the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) and director of the Health Workforce Department at the World Health Organization. IntraHealth International congratulates Campbell on his appointment and commends the World Health Organization (WHO) for prioritizing its leadership role as a convener and advocate for human resources for health (HRH). 

Allison Annette Foster has joined IntraHealth International in the role of senior advisor for human resources for health (HRH). Foster brings 15 years of experience in health systems strengthening and extensive expertise working with global, regional, and national stakeholders to improve the performance of the health workforce.